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What are the divisions of the peripheral nervous system?

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autonomic and somatic

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What are the divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

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sympathetic and parasympathetic

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What are the structural divisions of the nervous system?

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central and peripheral

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What are the functional divisions of the nervous system?

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somatic and visceral

somatic = body
visceral = organ
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Where do CNS and PNS derive from?

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CNS from neural tube

PNS from neural crest cells

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Group of neuronal cell bodies in the CNS is called

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nucleus

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Group of neuronal cell bodies in the PNS called

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Ganglion

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Glia cells in CNS are called

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astrocytes, oligodendroglia, microglia

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Glia cells in PNS are called

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Schwann

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Sympathetic nervous system:

where are pre ganglionic cell bodies?

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Pre-ganglionic cell bodies in lateral horn of thoracolumbar spinal cord (T1-L2)

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Sympathetic nervous system

Where are post-ganglionic cell bodies?

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3 options post-ganglion cell bodies:

  1. sympathetic chain ganglion
  2. collateral ganglion (pre-vertebral ganglion)
  3. chrommafin cells in adrenal gland
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Parasympathetic nerouv system. Where are pre-ganglionic cell bodies?

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CNs nuclei, S2-S4, lateral horns of craniosacral

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Parasympathetic nervous system. Where are post-ganglionic cell bodies?

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4 cranial ganglia

WALLS OF THE ORGANS THEY INNERVATE

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What are the 4 collateral ganglia pairs?

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  1. celiac ganglia
  2. superior mesenteric ganglia
  3. Aorticorenal ganglia
  4. Inferior Mesenteric ganglia
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What is the pathway of sympathetic post-synaptic cells if they synapsed in the sympathetic chain?

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leave sympathetic chain via gray ramus to enter the ventral or dorsal ramus eo serve the body.

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If the sympathetic pre-ganglionic synapse does not occur in the sympathetic chain, how does it leave sympathetic chain?

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pre-synaptic axons leave chain via SPLANCHNIC NERVE

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What are the 5 splanchnic nerves coming off of the sympathetic chain?

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  1. greater splanchnic nerve
  2. lesser splanchnic nerve
  3. least splanchnic nerve
  4. lumbar splanchnic nerve
  5. sacral splanchnic nerve
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Describe the greater splanchnic nerve

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sympathetic presynaptic axons exit sympathetic chain at levels of t5-t9 via greater splanchnic nerve.

They are going to synapse at celiac ganglion.

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Describe the lesser splanchnic nerve

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sympathetic presynaptic axons exit sympathetic chain at levels t10-t11 via lesser splanchnic nerve.

They are going to synapse at superior mesenteric ganglion.

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Describe least splanchnic nerve

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sympathetic presynaptic axons exit sympathetic chain at t12 via least splanchnic nerve.

They are going to synapse at the aorticorenal ganglion

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Describe the lumbar splanchnic nerves

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sympathetic presynaptic axons exit sympathetic chain at L1-L2 via lumbar splanchnic nerves

They are going to synapse at inferior mesenteric ganglion.

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___ sacral splanchnics come together with ___ pelvic splanchnics to form the _____.

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sympathetic sacral splanchnics and parasympathetic pelvic splanchnics come together to form mixed inferior hypogastric plexus

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What are the two ways to exit the sympathetic chain ganglion in the sacral region?

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  1. gray rami communcantes (to ventral ramust)

2. sacral splanchnic nerve to inferior hypogastric plexus

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sacral splanchnic nerves contain what kind of axon?

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sacral splanchnic nerves are going to inferior hypogastric.

pre-ganglionic axons.
BECAUSE THEY WILL SYNAPSE AT THE COLLATERAL GANGLION

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gray ramus communicans carry what kind of axon in the sacral region?
post-synaptic sympathetic. Because they descended the chain and synapsed IN THE CHAIN.
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Pelvic splanchnics exit ___ to enter inferior hypogastric plexus
VENTRAL RAMI at S2 S3 S4
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why is hypogastric plexus pre-vertebral?
it is in front of the vertebrae.
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What portions of the abdomen does the pelvic splanchnics innervate?
hindgut (distal 1/3 transverse colon) through pelvic splanchnics coming off ventral ramus going to inferior hypogastric plexus and ascending THIS IS PARASYMPATHETIC
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external iliac exits pelvis as ___
femoral artery | at ilio-inguinal ligament
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interna iliac enters ___ and branches into what?
enters true pelvis 3 posterior and 7 anterior branches supplies pelvic organs, gluteal region, perineum
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3 posterior branches
1. iliolumbar artery 2. lateral sacral artery 3. superior gluteal artery
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7 anterior branches
1. inferior gluteal artery 2. internal pudendal artery 3. umbilical artery 4. superior vesical artery 5. obturator artery 6. Middle rectal 7. vaginal artery OR inferior versical artery and in women - uterine artery
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Iliolumbar artery - where does it enter? - what does it supply?
between iliac crest and L5 supplies medial ilium and L5 moves superiorly in cadaver
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Lateral sacral - where does it enter? - what does it supply?
enter ventral sacral foramina supplies sacrum and ventral sacral nerves often comes off as multiple branches
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iliolumbar ultimately branches into ____ and ____
ilial branch and lumbar branch
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Superior gluteal artery - where does it enter? - what does it supply?
between L5 and S1 enters gluteal region superior to piriformis muscle supplies gluteal muscle with superior gluteal nerve exits greater sciatic foramen
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Inferior gluteal artery- where does it enter? | - what does it supply?
Between S2 and S3 inferior to piriformis muscle supplies gluteal muscle with inferior gluteal nerve
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Both inferior and superior gluteal artery exit pelvis via ____
greater sciatic foramen superior gluteal exits superior to piriformis; inferior gluteal exits inferior to piriformis
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Internal pudendal - where does it enter? - what does it supply?
runs with pudendal nerve supplies urogenital triangle and anal triangle
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Internal pudendal: trace path
exits pelvis thru greater sciatic foramen enters gluteal region inferomedial to piriformis crosses over sacrospinous ligament re-enters pelvis thru lesser sciatic foramen
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What is within the pudendal canal?
internal pudendal artery and pudendal nerve
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What is the pudendal canal formed by?
fascia of obturator internus muscle
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Pudendal canal runs ___ along _____ towards ____
runs anteriorly along ischiopubic ramus toward urogenital triangle
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On a cadaver, how are internal pedundal artery and inferior gluteal artery in relation to each other?
internal pedundal artery is mored medial than inferior gluteal artery
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Umbilical artery - What is it's orientation? - What does it terminate into?
runs towards anterior abdominal wall terminates as medial umbilical ligament (under medial umbilical folds)
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What branches off of umbilical artery?
3-4 superior vesical arteries
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Superior vesical arteries - where do they come from - what do they supply
3-4 branches of superior vesical arteries branch off of umbilical arteries supply bladder, distal ureter and (males = proximal vas deferens and seminal vesicals)
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Obturator artery - runs through what? - What does it supply?
runs through obturator canal supplies medial thigh with obturator nerve
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What is the corona mortis?
Crown of death anastomose between obturator artery and inferior epigastric vessels damage opens internal and external iliac systems causes death in minutes MAY BE ARTERIAL MAY BE VENOUS MAY BE BOTH
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Uterine artery anastomoses with ____.
ovarian artery
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Uterine artery supplies what?
uterus, cervix, superior vaginal canal
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What is the orientation of ureter and uterine artery?
ureter runs immediately below uterine artery
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Vaginal artery supplies what?
IN FEMALES supplies inferior vagina and adjacent bladder and rectum
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Inferior vesical artery supplies what?
IN MALES supplies posterior inferior bladder, ureter, seminal vesicle and prostate
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Ureter runs above what? (male and female)
vaginal artery in females inferior vesical artery in males
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Middle Rectal artery - supplies what? - anastomoses with what?
supplies rectum anastomoses with superior rectal from IMA na dinferior rectal from internal pudendal
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Inferior rectal is a branch of what?
internal pudendal artery
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Ureter runs between what two arteries?
uterine artery and vaginal artery
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What makes up the pelvic venous plexus?
bladder, rectum, prostate in males and vagina/uterus in females
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Do venous plexueses have valves?
No. Downfall: transortation of tumor cells or venous hypertension
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What is the somatic innervation of the sacral nerve plexus from?
sciatic n, gluteal n, pudendal n
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Somatix plexus also called ____
sacral plexus
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What are the level of nerves that make up the somatic (sacral) plexus?
L4-S4 ``` Levels: L4-L5 S1 S2-S3 S2-S4 L4-S3 ```
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Somatic Sacral plexus L4-L5 pathway
crosses over sacral ala to join rest of sacral plexus forms lumbosacral trunk
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Somatic Sacral plexus S1 pathway
emerges above piriformis
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Somatic Sacral plexus S2/S3 pathway
thru body of pifiromis
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Somatic Sacral plexus S2-S4 pathway
contributes to pudendal nerve
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Somatic Sacral plexus L4-S3 pathway
forms sciatic and gluteal nerve (both superior and inferior)
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Sympathetic fibers of pelvis come from what vertebral levels?
come from sympathetic chain T10-L2(3) or come from sacral splanchnic nns of S2-S4
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Parasympathetic fibers of pelvis come from what vertebral levels?
pelvic splanchnic nerves of S2-S4
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Superior hypogastric plexus contains mostly ____ fibers.
sympathetic fibers. but also parasympathetic fibers for the hindgut
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Superior hypogastric plexus birfurcates into ____
2 right/left hypogastric nerves
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Each hypogastric nerve fans out to form _____
inferior hypogastric plexus
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Hypogastric nerve contains mostly _____
sympathetic fibers but also parasympathetic fibers for hindgut
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Hypogastric nerve diverges and curves in which direction?
outward bilaterally to the rectum
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Inferior hypogastric plexus contains ____ fibers.
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
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Inferior hypogastric is found where?
covering pelvis viscera bilaterally
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What serves as the main autonomic plexus of the pelvis?
inferior hypogastric plexus
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Sympathetic chain moves ___ as it descends in the pelvis and ultimately converges Where?
medial Converges and terminates anterior to coccyx as GANGLION IMPAR
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Splanchnic nerves innervate what structures? what happens if injured during surgery?
lateral rectum and uterus injured during hysterectonomy, rectal surgery, prostate surgery result = impaired bladder control/sexual function
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Lymphatic drainage moves in what direction?
superficial to deep and ultimately superiorly superficial below umbilicus moves inferiorly to inguinal region then deep then superiorly
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What are the two ducts that drain the lympahtic system?
right lymphatic duct thoracic duct
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What does the right lymphatic duct drain?
Drains right head, neck, right upper limb, right upper thorax
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What does the thoracic duct drain?
lymphatic system left head and neck left upper limb most of thorax abdomen, pelvis, lower limbs
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Where are the right lymphatic ducts and thoracic ducts located?
thoracic duct at left venous angle right lymphatic duct at right venous angle
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How does the lymphatic system fix edema?
connection of ECM and venous system

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