sympathetic nervous system (anatomy)
Last reviewed 01/2018
The anatomy of the sympathetic nervous system can be considered in terms of:
- efferent pathways, from proximal to distal:
- higher centres
- spinal pathway
- preganglionic peripheral pathway
- ganglia
- postganglionic nerves
- plexuses
- target cells and tissues
- afferent pathway
higher centres (autonomic nervous system)
preganglionic sympathetic nerves