White ramus communicans
| White ramus communicans | |
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| File:Gray799.svg | |
| Scheme showing structure of a typical spinal nerve. 1. Somatic efferent. 2. Somatic afferent. 3,4,5. Sympathetic efferent. 6,7. Sympathetic afferent. | |
| Diagram of the course and branches of a typical intercostal nerve. (Rami communicantes labeled at center.) | |
| Latin | ramus communicans albus nervi spinalis |
| Gray's | subject #208 920 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | r_02/12689486 |
The thoracic, and the first and second lumbar nerves each contribute a branch, white ramus communicans to the adjoining sympathetic ganglion.
They contain myelinated preganglionic sympathetic fibers (GVE and GVA).
Unlike the gray variety, white rami communicantes do not extend below L3.[1]
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References
- ↑ Dissector Answers - Kidney & Retroperitoneum. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
See also
External links
- white+rami+communicantes at eMedicine Dictionary
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich n3a6p1 - "Autonomic Connections of the Spinal Cord"
- Overview and diagram
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.
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