submaxillary ganglion
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submaxillary ganglion — noun : an autonomic ganglion situated on the lingual branch of the mandibular nerve above the deep part of the submaxillary gland, receiving preganglionic fibers from the facial nerve by way of the chorda tympani, sending postganglionic fibers to … Useful english dictionary
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
Submandibular ganglion — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = ganglion submandibulare GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 898 Caption = Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion. (Submandibular ganglion visible at bottom left, but not… … Wikipedia
Trigeminal ganglion — Infobox Nerve Name = Trigeminal ganglion (in red) Latin = ganglion trigeminale, ganglion semilunare (Gasseri) GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 886 Caption = Nerves of the orbit. Seen from above. (Semilunar ganglion visible near bottom.) Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
submandibular ganglion — n an autonomic ganglion that is situated on the hyoglossus muscle above the deep part of the submandibular gland, receives preganglionic fibers from the facial nerve by way of the chorda tympani, and sends postganglionic fibers to the… … Medical dictionary
Langley ganglion — a collection of nerve cells in the hilus of the submaxillary gland in some animals … Medical dictionary
Submandibular gland — Salivary glands: 1 parotid gland, 2 submandibular gland, 3 sublingual gland Latin glandula submandibularis … Wikipedia
Chorda tympani — Nerve: Chorda tympani The right membrana tympani with the hammer and the chorda tympani, viewed from within, from behind, and from above. Gray s subject #231 1047 … Wikipedia
Nasociliary nerve — Nerve: Nasociliary nerve Nerves of the orbit, and the ciliary ganglion. Side view. (Nasociliary is at center.) … Wikipedia
Zygomatic nerve — Nerve: Zygomatic nerve Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion. (Zygomatic nerve is second from top.) … Wikipedia
