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sympathetic preganglionic neurons exit between
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T1 and L2
they are very short and stop just outside the spinal cord |
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sympathetic preganglionic neurons meet up with the postganglionic neurons...
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in the sympathetic trunk or chain ganglion
it is very long and takes info all the way to the organ |
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sympathetic NS speeds up...
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all organs EXCEPT
urinary and digestive |
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parasympathetic preganglionic neurons exit the CNS from
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the brainstem and between S2 and S4
they tend to be long and go all the way to organ wall |
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parasympathetic preganglionic neurons meet up with the postganglionic neurons...
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terminal ganglions
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parasympathetic neurons speeds up...
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digestive and urinary systems and slows down all others
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way to describe an organ that has two distinct nerve branches going to it
parasympathetic and sympathetic |
dual innervation
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of the 4 distict groups of neurons...
1)sympathetic preganglionic 2)sympathetic postganglionic 3) parasympathetic pre 4)para post wjat is ONLY adrenergic |
sympathetic postganglionic
all others are cholinergic carrying acetycholine verses norephinephrine (adrenaline) |
