Sympathetic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
Definition
The sympathetic nervous system is one of the two divisions of the vertebrate autonomic nervous system (the other being the parasympathetic nervous system). The sympathetic preganglionic neurons have their cell bodies in the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord and connect to the paravertebral chain of sympathetic ganglia. Innervate heart and blood vessels, sweat glands, viscera and the adrenal medulla. Most sympathetic neurons, but not all, use noradrenaline as a post-ganglionic neurotransmitter [GO].
Also known as pars sympathica divisionis autonomici systematis nervosi, sympathetic nervous system, sympathetic part of autonomic division of nervous system — per UBERON
The Sympathetic nervous system is a part of the Nervous.
Also identified as
- MESH D013564 per UBERON
- NCIT C12795 per UBERON
- SCTID 362484004 per UBERON
- UMLS C0039044 per UBERON
- UMLS C1269646 per UBERON
Associated Diseases
| Disease | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Adrenal gland neuroblastoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Adrenal gland pheochromocytoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Benign adrenal gland pheochromocytoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Childhood adrenal gland pheochromocytoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Extra-adrenal sympathetic paraganglioma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Malignant adrenal gland pheochromocytoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Sympathetic neurilemmoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Sympathetic paraganglioma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |