Beginner Least Splanchnic Nerve Quiz

Q1. From which thoracic sympathetic level does the least splanchnic nerve most commonly arise?

• T5
• L4
• T1
• T12

Q2. What type of autonomic efferent fibers predominate in the least splanchnic nerve?

• Preganglionic sympathetic fibers
• Somatic motor fibers
• Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers
• Postganglionic parasympathetic fibers

Q3. From which structure does the least splanchnic nerve arise?

• Phrenic nerve
• Lumbar plexus
• Thoracic sympathetic trunk
• Vagus nerve

Q4. Which region is a major destination of the least splanchnic nerve?

• Renal and aorticorenal region
• Inguinal canal
• Brachial plexus
• Cervical sympathetic region

Q5. Which prevertebral ganglia may receive fibers from the least splanchnic nerve?

• Aorticorenal ganglia
• Geniculate ganglia
• Ciliary ganglia
• Otic ganglia

Q6. Which organ is particularly associated with autonomic pathways receiving contributions from the least splanchnic nerve?

• Parotid gland
• Kidney
• Deltoid muscle
• Eye

Q7. Do preganglionic sympathetic fibers of the least splanchnic nerve normally have to synapse in the thoracic sympathetic trunk first?

• No, because they never enter the sympathetic trunk
• Yes, all must synapse in the thoracic trunk
• Yes, they become parasympathetic there
• No, they can pass through the sympathetic trunk without synapsing

Q8. Which nerve is usually immediately superior to the least splanchnic nerve among the named thoracic splanchnic nerves?

• Vagus nerve
• Phrenic nerve
• Pelvic splanchnic nerve
• Lesser splanchnic nerve

Q9. Which type of sensory information may accompany the least splanchnic sympathetic pathway?

• Visceral afferent information
• Somatic motor commands to skeletal muscle
• Visual information
• Auditory information

Q10. Which statement about the least splanchnic nerve is anatomically important?

• It is a branch of the vagus nerve
• It may be variable or absent
• It is always bilateral and identical
• It is always the largest thoracic splanchnic nerve