DR. HAYTHEM ALI ALSAYIGH Assistant prof. BOARD CLINICAL SURGICAL ANATOMY F.I.M.B.S.-MB.CH,B COLLEGE OF MEDICINE –UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON III. in the  Is composed of motor, or efferent, through which cardiac muscle, smooth muscle , and glands are innervated.  Involves two neurons: preganglionic and postganglionic. It may include general visceral afferent (GVA) fibers because they run along with general visceral efferent (GVE) fibers .  Consists of sympathetic (or thoracolumbar outflow) and parasympathetic (or craniosacral outflow)systems.  Consists of cholinergic fibers (sympathetic preganglionic, parasympathetic preganglionic, and postganglionic) that use acetylcholine as the neurotransmitter and adrenergic fibers (sympathetic postganglionic) that use norepinephrine as the neurotransmitter (except those to sweat glands [cholinergic]). A. Sympathetic nervous system

 Enables the body to cope with crises or emergencies and thus often is referred to as the fight-or-flight division.  Contains preganglionic cell bodies that are located in the lateral horn or intermediolateral cell column of the spinal cord segments between T1 and L2.  Has preganglionic fibers that pass through the white rami communicantes and enter the sympathetic chain ganglion, where they synapse.  Has postganglionic fibers that join each spinal by way of the gray rami communicantes and supply the blood vessels, hair follicles (arrector pili muscles), and sweat glands.  Increases the heart rate , dilates the bronchial lumen , and dilates the coronary arteries.

 1.  Is composed primarily of ascending and descending preganglionic sympathetic fibers and visceral  afferent fibers, and contains the cell bodies of the postganglionic sympathetic (GVE) fibers.  Descends in front of the of the ribs and the posterior intercostal vessels.  Contains the cervicothoracic (or stellate) ganglion , which is formed by fusion of the inferior cervical ganglion with the first thoracic ganglion.  Enters the through the crus of the diaphragm or behind the medial lumbocostal arch.  Gives rise to cardiac, pulmonary, mediastinal, and splanchnic branches.  Is connected to the thoracic spinal nerves by gray and white rami communicantes. 2. Rami communicantes:  A-White rami communicantes Contain preganglionic sympathetic GVE (myelinated) fibers with cell bodies located in the lateral horn (intermediolateral cell column) of the spinal cord and GVA fibers with cell bodies located in the dorsal root ganglia.  Are connected to the spinal nerves, limited to the spinal cord segments between T1 and L2.  B-Gray rami communicantes  Contain postganglionic sympathetic GVE (unmyelinated) fibers that supply the blood vessels, sweat glands, and arrector pili muscles of hair follicles.  Are connected to every and contain fibers with cell bodies located in the sympathetic trunk. 3. Thoracic  Contain sympathetic preganglionic GVE fibers with cell bodies located in the lateral horn  (intermediolateral cell column) of the spinal cord and GVA fibers with cell bodies located in the dorsal root ganglia.  Greater splanchnic nerve : Arises usually from the fifth through ninth thoracic , perforates the crus of the  diaphragm or occasionally passes through the aortic hiatus, and ends in the celiac ganglion.  Lesser splanchnic nerve : Is derived usually from the tenth and eleventh , pierces the crus of the diaphragm, and ends in the aorticorenal ganglion.  Least splanchnic nerve  Is derived usually from the twelfth thoracic ganglion, pierces the crus of the diaphragm, and ends in the ganglia of the renal plexus. B. Parasympathetic nervous system  Promotes quiet and orderly processes of the body, thereby conserving energy. Is not as widely distributed over the entire body as sympathetic fibers; the body wall and extremities have no parasympathetic nerve supply.  Has preganglionic fibers running in cranial nerves (CNs) III, VII, and IX that pass to cranial autonomic ganglia (i.e., the ciliary, submandibular, pterygopalatine, and otic ganglia), where they synapse with postganglionic neurons. Has preganglionic fibers in CN X and in (originating from S2&S4) that pass to terminal ganglia, where they synapse.

B. Parasympathetic nervous system  Has parasympathetic fibers in the (CN X) that supply all of the thoracic and abdominal viscera, except the descending and sigmoid colons and other pelvic viscera.  These structures are innervated by the pelvic splanchnic nerves (S2 & S4). The vagus nerve contains the parasympathetic preganglionic fibers with cell bodies located in the medulla oblongata and the GVA fibers with cell bodies located in the inferior (nodose) ganglion.  Decreases the heart rate, constricts bronchial lumen , and causes vasoconstriction of the coronary arteries. 1. Right vagus nerve  Gives rise to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve , which hooks around the right subclavian artery and ascends into the neck between the trachea and the .  Crosses anterior to the right subclavian artery, runs posterior to the SVC, and descends at the right surface of the trachea and then posterior to the right main bronchus.  Contributes to the cardiac, pulmonary, and esophageal plexuses.  Forms the posterior vagal trunk (or gastric nerves) at the lower part of the esophagus and enters the abdomen through the esophageal hiatus. 2. Left vagus nerve  Enters the thorax between the left common carotid and subclavian arteries and behind the left brachiocephalic vein and descends on the arch of the aorta.  Gives rise to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve , which hooks around the arch of the aorta to the left of the ligamentum arteriosum. It ascends through the superior and the neck in a groove between the trachea and esophagus.  Gives off the thoracic cardiac branches, breaks up into the pulmonary plexuses, continues into the esophageal plexus, and then forms the anterior vagal trunk. C. Organ-specific effects of autonomic activity  Sympathetic stimulation increases heart rate, dilates coronary arteries, and thus increases blood flow through the vessels, supplying more oxygen and nutrients to the myocardium.  Sympathetic nerve also produces bronchodilation and vasoconstriction of pulmonary vessels.  Parasympathetic stimulation slows the heart rate, constricts the coronary arteries, produces bronchoconstriction (motor to smooth muscle) and vasodilation of the pulmonary vessels, and increases glandular secretion of the bronchial tree (secretomotor).