- vertebral ganglion
- vertebral ganglion n any of a group of sympathetic ganglia which form two chains extending from the base of the skull to the coccyx along the sides of the spinal column compare SYMPATHETIC CHAIN
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vertebral ganglion
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sympathetic chain — n either of the pair of ganglionated longitudinal cords of the sympathetic nervous system of which one is situated on each side of the spinal column called also sympathetic trunk compare VERTEBRAL GANGLION * * * truncus sympathicus … Medical dictionary
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nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
