MICROANATOMY

MUSCLE NERVE CARTILAGE BONE

CARDIAC MUSCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Left stellate ganglion distribute to?
A
posterolateral ventricles
B
anterior epicardial surface
C
interventricular septum
D
anterolateral ventricles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A stellate ganglion block (sympathetic block) is an injection of local anesthetic into the front of the neck.

Detailed explanation-2: -Changes in QT interval occur following stellate ganglion block. Left stellate ganglion block may shorten the QT interval, whereas right stellate ganglion block lengthens the QT interval.

Detailed explanation-3: -The stellate ganglion is a collection of sympathetic nerves found anterior to the neck of the first rib. It may occasionally extend to being anterior to the transverse process of the C7 cervical vertebra.

Detailed explanation-4: -The left and right stellate ganglia provide the majority of the sympathetic innervation to the heart via post-ganglionic fibers, although the left stellate ganglion is quantitatively dominant at the ventricular level.

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