Thoracic and lumbar regions
The sympathetic motor neurons come from the thoracic through the lumbar region of the spinal cord.
Sympathetic fibers that originate from the spinal cord levels T5-L2 form the splanchnic nerves. These fibers pass through the sympathetic chain ganglia without synapsing and project to the abdominal and pelvic viscera to regulate their functions.
The parasympathetic originates from the brain and spinal cord. The sympathetic originates from the thoracic and lumbar spinal nerves.
Short preganglionic axons are characteristic of the sympathetic nervous system. In the sympathetic division, these axons originate in the spinal cord and project to nearby ganglia, which are typically located close to the spinal cord. In contrast, the parasympathetic nervous system features long preganglionic axons that extend from the brainstem or sacral spinal cord to ganglia located near or within target organs.
Yes and No. White communicating rami contain mylinated preganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers, but are only present at the levels of spinal cord segments T1-L2 (where the cell bodies for these nerve fibers exist in the lateral horn of the spinal cord). Although the sympathetic fibers only arise in the T1-L2 spinal cord segments, they are dispersed to all spinal nerves by traveling through the sympathetic chain. The preganglionic sympathetic fibers will enter the sympathetic chain thru whit rami communicans and then do one of 4 things: 1. synapse with a postganglionic cell body in the sympathetic chain at the level it enters 2. ascend within the chain to synapse 3. descend within the chain to synapse 4. splanchnic nerves leave the chain without synapsing and synapse closer to the organ they innervate.There are, however, GRAY rami communicans for all spinal nerves.I hope that helps
Yes, sympathetic fibers leave the central nervous system at the thoracolumbar region, specifically from the intermediolateral cell column of the spinal cord. These fibers then form the sympathetic trunk and travel to the target organs to regulate the body's fight-or-flight response.
They are referred to as thoracolumbar outflow and run parallel to the spinal cord in a series on connected ganglion.
the spinal cord
The white rami communicantes are myelinated pre-ganglionic fibers (myelinated axons) from cell bodies located in the internal gray of the spinal cord. These fibers represent general visceral efferents of the sympathetic nervous system.
The fibers of the parasympathetic nervous system are primarily located in the craniosacral regions of the spinal cord. Specifically, they originate from the brainstem nuclei of cranial nerves III (oculomotor), VII (facial), IX (glossopharyngeal), and X (vagus), as well as from the sacral spinal segments S2 to S4. These fibers exit the spinal cord and travel to target organs to promote rest-and-digest functions.
The spinal cord is a bundle of nerve fibers which is inside of the vertebrae (backbones).
Is located within the spinal cord and contains unmyelinated fibers.