Posted by isz on September 01, 2011 at 21:14:43:
1. What are the major principles of the autonomic nervous system?
2. How does the sympathetic trunk get from the thorax to the abdomen?
3. How do the splanchnic nerves get from the thorax to the abdomen?
4. How does the vagus nerve get from the thorax to the abdomen?
5. At what vertebral levels does the aorta, esophagus, and inferior vena cava traverse the diaphragm?
6. Define the median, medial, and lateral arcuate (lumbocostal) ligaments.
7. What is the relationship of the arcuate ligaments to the diaphragm?
8. Discuss the course of the vagus nerve in the abdominal cavity.
9. Discuss the organization of the sympathetic trunk in the abdomen.
10. What is the course and distribution of the greater, lesser, and least splanchnic nerves?
11. What is the intermesenteric plexus?
12. The vagus nerve contains postganglionic parasympathetic nerves?
13. What are lumbar splanchnic nerves?
14. What is the innervation of the kidney and suprarenal gland?
15. Where are there white rami?
16. Where are there gray rami?
17. Define the relationship of vascular and nerve distribution.
18. Describe the differences in sensation (afferents) between the somatic and visceral nerves?
19. What is referred pain?
20. Pain along the left ulnar surface of the upper extremity is referred pain from spasms in the heart. Explain?
21. Inflammation of the gall bladder may rub against the diaphragm and be felt in the shoulder and neck. Explain?
22. Pain from an inflammed appendix can be felt first in the umbilical area and then in the lower right quadrant. Explain.
23. Pain from the renal pelvis and kidney can be felt in the loin and inguinal region. Explain.
24. Name the layers of tissue from the skin to the appendix that have to be incised for removal of this organ.
24. Visceral afferents do not travel with in the sympathetic trunk or the parasympathetic nerves. True or False - explain your answer.