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Descriptor
English
:
Sympathetic Nervous System
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Sistema Nervioso Simpático
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Sistema Nervoso Simpático
Synonyms
English
:
Nervous System, Sympathetic
Nervous Systems, Sympathetic
Sympathetic Nervous Systems
System, Sympathetic Nervous
Systems, Sympathetic Nervous
Tree Number:
A08.800.050.800
Definition
English
:
The thoracolumbar division of the
autonomic nervous system
. Sympathetic preganglionic fibers originate in
neurons
of the intermediolateral column of the
spinal cord
and project to the paravertebral and prevertebral
ganglia
, which in turn project to
target organs
. The
sympathetic nervous system
mediates the body's response to stressful situations, i.e., the fight or flight reactions. It often acts reciprocally to the parasympathetic system.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/drug eff: consider also
SYMPATHOLYTICS
&
SYMPATHOMIMETICS
; /surg: probably
SYMPATHECTOMY
See Related
English
:
Chromaffin System
Sympathectomy
Sympatholytics
Sympathomimetics
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
13944
Unique Identifier:
D013564
Occurrence in VHL
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