Review Note

Last Update: 11/23/2023 05:17 PM

Current Deck: PHYL 2041 (Exam 2)

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Sympathetic Division of the ANS
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Two neurons in series connect the spinal cord and effector organ:
  • Thoracolumbar:
    • Cell bodies of preganglionic sympathetic neurons are in thoracic and lumbar regions of spinal cord (T1-L2)
  • Cell bodies of postganglionic sympathetic neurons are in:
    • Paravertebral ganglia (sympathetic chain)
    • Prevertebral/collateral ganglia (celiac, superior and inferior mesenteric ganglia)
  • Length of axons: short pre-ganglionic axon; long post-ganglionic axon.

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