Sympathetic Pathway to
Thoracic Viscera
Thoracic Viscera
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Origin: mid-thoracic segments (T5-T8)
ORIGIN (click to reveal)
Preganglionic Pathway:
ventral root, spinal nerve, ramus communicans,
ventral root, spinal nerve, ramus communicans,
Preganglionic Pathway
sympathetic trunk,
Preganglionic Pathway
[ansa subclavia]
Preganglionic Pathway
Ganglion: cervicothoracic ganglion [& middle cervical ganglion]
Autonomic GANGLION (Synapse)
Postganglionic Pathway:
branches from the caudal limb of the ansa subclavia,
branches from the caudal limb of the ansa subclavia,
Postganglionic Pathway
[branches that run with the vagus nerve]
Postganglionic Pathway
Target Organs:
heart;
bronchiole smooth muscle;
blood vessel smooth muscle
heart;
bronchiole smooth muscle;
blood vessel smooth muscle
TARGET ORGANS
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Pathway Image
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