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Pre-ganglionic Post-ganglionic
Ganglion
ORIGIN
• From different
regions of the CNS
– Sympathetic – also
called the
thoracolumbar
division
– Parasympathetic –
also called the
craniosacral division
SYMPATHETIC VS PARASYMPATHETIC
T1
L2
Sympathetic Pathways to Periphery
Sympathetic Pathways to the Head
Sympathetic Pathways to Thoracic
Organs
SYMPATHETIC PATHWAYS TO THE ABDOMINAL
ORGANS
Sympathetic Pathways to the Pelvic Organs
The Adrenal Medulla
ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Levels of ANS Control
STEPS OF NEUROTRANSMISSION
Neurohumoral Transmission
• Impulse conduction
• Neurotransmitter
release and modulation
• Binding of NT on post-
junctional membrane
• Post-junctional acivity
– EPSP
– IPSP
– AP
• Termination of action