Functions of Different Sensory Fiber Types
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What is the function of GSA fibers?

  • Receive special sensory information for sight and hearing
  • Receive special sensory information for taste and smell
  • Receive sensory information from visceral organs
  • Receive sensory information from somatic structures – skin, tendons, ligaments, skeletal muscles, joints, and fascia (correct)
  • Where does the parasympathetic nervous system have origins from?

  • Lumbar vertebrae
  • Sacrum (S2-S4 vertebral levels)
  • Brainstem (correct)
  • Cervical vertebrae
  • What differentiates paravertebral ganglia from prevertebral ganglia in terms of location?

  • Paravertebral ganglia are found on the anterior surface of the aorta. (correct)
  • Both types are located within the skull.
  • Prevertebral ganglia travel vertically along the spinal column.
  • Neither ganglia types are associated with the autonomic nervous system.
  • Which vertebral levels are associated with the origins of the sympathetic nervous system?

    <p>T1 –L2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are cranial ganglia located?

    <p>Within the skull</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of SVA fibers?

    <p>Receive special sensory information for taste and smell</p> Signup and view all the answers

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