Autonomic innervation of the head and neck — Flashcards
Sympathetic fibers from the superior cervical ganglion innervate the pupillary dilator muscle via _____ nerves
The _____ ganglion contains cell bodies whose peripheral axons innervate hair cells of the organ of Corti
The 2nd-order neuron of the hypothalamospinal tract arises from the lateral horn of T1 and synapses on the _____
What syndrome is associated with lesion of the following areas? _____1. Spinothalamic tract2. Spinal trigeminal nucleus 3. Hypothalamospinal tract4. Facial nucleus (CN VII) 5. Cochlear nuclues (CN VIII)6. Vestibular nucleus (CN VIII)7. Middle and inferior cerebellar peduncles 8. Labyrinthine artery
What neural tract is responsible for the sympathetic input of the face? _____
Horner syndrome presents with ptosis due to denervation of the _____ muscle
Light reflex: The ciliary ganglia send post-ganglionic parasympathetic neurons to the pupillary constrictor muscle via _____ nerves
celiac ganglion
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