Stellate ganglion — Nerve: Stellate ganglion Plan of right sympathetic cord and splanchnic nerves. (Stellate ganglion not visible, but region is shown.) Latin ganglion cervicothoracicum, ganglion stellatum From … Wikipedia
stellate ganglion — noun 1. : a composite ganglion formed by fusion of the inferior cervical and first thoracic ganglia of the sympathetic chain of a vertebrate animal 2. : a secondary ganglionic center on the course of the pallial nerve near the dorsal border of… … Useful english dictionary
stellate ganglion — a star shaped collection of sympathetic nerve cell bodies in the root of the neck, from which sympathetic nerve fibres are distributed to the face and neck and to the blood vessels and organs of the thorax … The new mediacal 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
stellate block — stellate ganglion block regional anesthesia produced by blocking of the stellate (cervicothoracic) ganglion … Medical dictionary
Stellate — Stellate, meaning star shaped, may refer to:* Stellate cell * Stellate ganglion * Stellate reticulum * Stellate veins * Stellate trichomes (hairs) on plants … Wikipedia
Узел Звездчатый (Stellate Ganglion) — шейно грудной узел симпатического ствола звездчатой формы, от которого отходят симпатические нервы, образующие ряд сплетений вокруг соответствующих артерий, нижний шейный сердечный нерв, иннервирующие лицо и шею, а также кровеносные сосуды и… … Медицинские термины
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
ganglion cervicothoracicum — [TA] cervicothoracic ganglion: a ganglion on the sympathetic trunk at the level of the 7th cervical and 1st thoracic vertebrae, anterior to the 8th cervical and 1st thoracic nerves; it has two components, the inferior cervical and first thoracic… … Medical dictionary
Ciliary ganglion — Nerve: Ciliary ganglion Detailed view of nerves of lateral orbit showing the ciliary ganglion immediately behind the globe of the eye … Wikipedia