Sympathetic ANS Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Which Chemical Neurotransmitter does the Sympathetic division employ? | Norepinephrine |
What are Sympathetic Fibers termed? | Adrenergic |
What is the purpose of the Sympathetic NS? | preparation for Emergency or Physical Stress - Fight or Flight |
What are some of the responses of the Sympathetic NS? | Increases HR/BP, Dilates Pupils, Raises Respiratory rate and volume, INHIBITS Digestion |
Where is the Sympathetic division located? | Thoracolumbar (12 Thoracic, 3 lumbar) - T-1 ---> L-3 |
What is the Anatomical term for the "Sympathetic Chain" and where is it located? | Paravertebral Ganglia - paravertebral/bilateral to spine |
What structures make up the Paravertebral Ganglia? | White Rami, Gray Rami, Splanchnics |
What is the function of the White Rami? | TOWARD Spinal cord - contain Short, Myelinated, PREganglionic fibers |
What is the function of the Gray Rami? | FROM Spinal Cord - contain UNmyelinated, POSTganglionic fibers |
Which Rami merge with Spinal Somatic Nerves? | Gray Rami |
What are the functions of Splanchnics? | Myelinated, PREganglionic fiber passing through Paravertebral ganglia to innervate Abdominal organs |
Do Splanchnics form ganglia? | Yes, 3 peripheral (collateral) ganglia in Abdominal Cavity |
Preganglionic Neurons in the Sympathetic division are...? | Short |
Postganglionic Neurons in the Sympathetic division are...? | Long |
What is the action of the Effectors in the Sympathetic division? | Excitatory |
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