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1
Q

What is the name for the network of nerves that supply the forelimb?

A

The brachial plexus

2
Q

What nerve suppples the diaphragm?

A

The phrenic nerve

3
Q

What do the ventral rami of the thoracic spinal nerves form?

A

The intercostal nerves

Run caudally to the ribs

4
Q

What can be seen running alongside the spine?

A

The sympathetic chain ganglia

5
Q

What is sympathetic outflow called?

A

Thoracolumbar outflow

6
Q

What is the big ganglion called for sympathetic nerve fibres to synapse at?

A

The stellate (cervicothoracic) ganglion (paired)

7
Q

What is the slightly smaller ganglion called for sympathetic nerve fibres to synapse at?

A

The middle cervical ganglion

8
Q

What connects the stellate ganglion and the middle cervical ganglion?

A

The ansa subclavia

9
Q

Where is the ansa subclavia found?

A

It loops around the subclavian artery

10
Q

What does the vagus nerve do?

A

Supplies parasympathetic nerve fibres (paired)

11
Q

What comes off of the vagus nerve?

A

The recurrent laryngeal nerve

12
Q

What does the recurrent laryngeal nerve do?

A

Runs back up neck to innervate the larynx

13
Q

What does the vago-sympathetic trunk do?

A

Vagus nerve runs down it

Pre-ganglionic sympathetic fibres run up it to the head

14
Q

What sympathetic nerves innervate the abdomen and pelvis?

A

Splanchnic nerves

15
Q

What parasympathetic nerves supply the abdomen?

A

The dorsal and ventral vagal trunks where the vagus nerve splits
Pelvic nerves from spinal cord