Motor innervation of sympathetic nervous system

where are preganglionic neurons located

in the intermediate horn of spinal cord in the T1-L2 levels

white ramus contains what

larger myelinated axons

postganglionic neurons are located in two different ganglioa, what are they?

sympathetic chain ganglion (aka paravertebral ganglion)

prevertebral ganglion

sympathetic chain ganglion are located where

at same or different spinal levels

gray ramus contains what?

smaller unmyelinated axons

three ___ provide sympathetic innervation to head and neck. Name all three

cervical ganglia

superior, middle, and inferior cervical ganglion

prevertebral ganglion are located where

anterior to vertebrae

celiac ganglion is an example of a ___ and is located in the ___

prevertebral ganglion

the abdomen

explain the greater splachnic nerve

axon of preganglionic neurons traveling to celiac ganglion

supplies sympathetic innervation to visceral organs like the liver, stomach, kidney, and small intestine

innervates the adrenal medulla, causes secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine