Instructional Objectives -- Autonomic Nervous System

After completing these materials you will:

• Understand the basic differences between the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems.
• Know specific pathways for segmental sympathetic innervation of the viscera.
• Know specific pathways for segmental parasympathetic innervation of the viscera.
• Be aware of clinical implications for the patient when abnormal autonomic reflex activity is present?
• Know how osteopathic manipulative treatment can help to restore normal autonomic reflex activity?
• Be able to describe the differences between somatic reflex pathways and autonomic reflex pathways.
• Be able to describe and give examples of:
  • Somato-somatic reflexes
  • Viscero-cutaneous reflexes
  • Viscero-somatic reflexes
  • Cutaneo-visceral reflexes
  • Viscero-visceral reflexes

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