Autonomic Nervous System

what is the target organ of hte oculomotor nerve

ciliary muscle and sphincter pupillae

what is the target organ of the facial nerve (pterygopalatine)

lacrimal gland

what is the target organ for facial nerve (submandibular)

submandibular gland, sublingual gland and oral mucosa

what is the target organ for the glossopharyngeal nerve

parotid gland

which nerve innervates most visceral organs

vagus nerve

structure where sympathetic ganglia can be found

sympathetic chain

similarities of sympathetic and parasympathetic

involuntary and 2 neuron chains

where is ganglia in sympathetic nervous system

ganglia close to spinal cord

where is ganglia in parasympathetic nervous system

closer to target organ

regions of sympathetic nervous system

thoracolumbar

regions of parasympathetic nervous system

craniosacral

which nerves of the parasympathetic ganglia are located in the facial structures

III, VII, VII, IX

organs that recieve only sympathetic innervation

skin, blood vessels, adrenal medulla

what is a ganglion

cluster of cell bodies

sympathetic ganglia lengths

short preganglionic and long postganglionic

parasympathetic ganglia lengths

long preganglionic and short postganglionic

what division of the pns is also known as the autonomic nervous system

visceral motor system

purpose of autonomic nervous system

operate vital functions without concious control

what does the adrenal medulla release in the sympathetic nervous system

epinephrine

where are the mechanoreceptors for genral senses found in the cerebral cortex

primary somatosensory cortex

order going down of facial ganglion

ciliary, pterygopalatine, otic, submandibular ganglion

what does the ciliary gland signal

accomadation

glossopharyngeal ganglion

otic

oculomotor ganglion

ciliary

facial nerve ganglions

submandibular and pterygopalatine