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        | Sympathetic and parasympathetic. |  | 
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        | Place of origin for parasympathetic preganglionic fibers. |  | Definition 
 
        | Brain and sacral region of the spinal cord. |  | 
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        | Preganglionic neurosomas place of origin in the parasympathetic region. |  | Definition 
 
        | Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata and segments S2 -> S4 of the spinal cord. |  | 
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        | Describe the preganglionic fibers of the sympathetic division. |  | Definition 
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        | Describe the preganglionic and fibers of the parasympathetic division. |  | Definition 
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        | Describe the postganglionic fibers of the sympathetic divison. |  | Definition 
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        | Describe the postganglionic fibers of the parasympathetic division. |  | Definition 
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        | Origin of preganglionic neurosomas of the sympathetic divison. |  | Definition 
 
        | Gray matter of spinal cord. |  | 
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        | Origin of preganglionic fibers of the sympathetic division |  | Definition 
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        | Function of the sympathetic divison of the ANS. |  | Definition 
 
        | increases alertness, heart rate, blood pressure, pulmonary airflow, blood glucose concentration and blood flow to cardiac and skeletal muscle. Reduces blood flow to the skin and digestive tract. |  | 
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        | Function of the parasympathetic division of the ANS. |  | Definition 
 
        | Reduces energy expenditure. Functions in digestion and waste elimination. |  | 
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        | What is the major difference in the splanchnic nerve route and the spinal and sympathetic nerve routes in the sympathetic division of the ANS. |  | Definition 
 
        | The preganglionic fibers pass through the paravertebral ganglia without synapsing. The preganglionic fibers continue to a 2nd ganglion outside of the paravertebral ganglion to synapse, with the postganglionic fibers. |  | 
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        | What is the spinal nerve route of the sympathetic division of the ANS. |  | Definition 
 
        | The preganglionic fibers synapse within the sympathetic chain ganglion at the level of entry. |  | 
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        | What is the sympathetic nerve route of the sympathetic division of the ANS. |  | Definition 
 
        | The preganglionic fibers ascend or descend within the sympathetic chain and synapse with the paravertebral ganglion at a different level. |  | 
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        | What is the white communicating ramus? |  | Definition 
 
        | The myelinated route that preganglionic fibers arise to the paravertebral ganglion. |  | 
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        | Which division of the ANS does the paravertebral ganglion belong with? |  | Definition 
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        | Does the parasympathetic division of the ANS interact with white and gray communicating ramus? |  | Definition 
 
        | No, only the sympathetic. |  | 
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        | Receptor for ACh in the postganglion synapse of the parasympathetic division of the ANS. |  | 
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        | Releases or recepts ACh. Located in the preganglionic synapse of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions and the postganglionic synapse of the parasympathetic division. |  | 
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        | recepts norepinephrin. Only in the postganglionic synapse of the sympathetic division of the ANS. There is alpha and beta. |  | 
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        | Receptor in the preganglionic synapse of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions. |  | 
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        | What is the alpha-adrenergic feceptor. |  | Definition 
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        | What is the beta-adreneric receptor? |  | Definition 
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