- inferior cervical ganglion
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inferior cervical ganglion
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Inferior cervical ganglion — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = ganglion cervicale inferius GraySubject = 216 GrayPage = 980 Caption = Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. (Lower cervical ganglion labeled at bottom right.) Caption2 = Plan of right sympathetic cord and… … Wikipedia
cervical ganglion — n any of three sympathetic ganglia on each side of the neck: a) a ganglion at the top of the sympathetic chain that lies between the internal carotid artery and the second and third cervical vertebrae and that sends postganglionic fibers to the… … Medical dictionary
cervical ganglion inferior — ganglion cervicale inferioris … Medical dictionary
Middle cervical ganglion — Nerve: Middle cervical ganglion Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. (Lower cervical ganglion labeled at center right.) Latin ganglion cervicale medium Gray s … Wikipedia
Cervical ganglia — Nerve: Cervical ganglia Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. Gray s subject #216 978 The cervical ganglia are paravertebral ganglia of the … Wikipedia
Inferior cardiac nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = n. cardiacus inferior GraySubject = 216 GrayPage = 980 Caption = Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. (Lower cervical ganglion labeled at bottom right.) Caption2 = Plan of right sympathetic cord and… … Wikipedia
ganglion cervicale inferioris — [TA] inferior cervical ganglion: an inconstant ganglion formed in place of the usual cervicothoracic ganglion by fusion of the lower two cervical ganglia in instances where the first thoracic ganglion remains separate … Medical dictionary
Ganglion impar — Gray s subject #214 984 The pelvic portion of each sympathetic trunk is situated in front of the sacrum, medial to the anterior sacral foramina. It consists of four or five small sacral ganglia, connected together by interganglionic cords, and… … Wikipedia
Ganglion — The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130 201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome first used the word ganglion to denote a nerve complex. Ganglion still is used to refer to an aggregation of nerve cell bodies. Another use of the… … Medical dictionary
Inferior ganglion of vagus nerve — Nerve: Inferior ganglion of vagus nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. ( Gang. nodosum visible at center.) Latin ganglion nodosum, ganglion inferius nervi vagi. Gray s … Wikipedia
