Instructions: Identify the Following Term(s)

question 81

Short Answer

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
asceticism

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Definitions:

Splanchnic Nerve

Nerves that innervate the viscera, transmitting information to and from the visceral organs to the central nervous system.

Sympathetic Chain

A part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of a series of ganglia that run alongside the spinal column and influence internal organs by releasing neurotransmitters.

Collateral Ganglia

Sympathetic ganglia at the origin of large abdominal arteries; include the celiac, superior, and inferior mesenteric arteries; also called prevertebral ganglia.

Preganglionic Fibers

Nerve fibers that run from the central nervous system to a ganglion in the autonomic nervous system.