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Cervical ganglia
Introduction
The cervical ganglia consist of three paravertebral ganglia:
- superior cervical ganglion
- middle cervical ganglion
- inferior cervical ganglion. The inferior ganglion may be fused with the first thoracic ganglion to form a single structure, the stellate ganglion.
Nerves emerging from cervical sympathetic ganglia contribute to the cardiac plexus, among other things.
External links
- Template:SUNYAnatomyLabs – “The Sympathetic Trunk and Cervical Ganglia”
- Essentials of Human Physiology by Thomas M. Nosek. Section 6/6ch2/s6ch2_30.
- http://www.instantanatomy.net/headneck/nerves/autonomic/cervicalgangliaconnections.html
- http://www.instantanatomy.net/headneck/nerves/autonomic/cervicalganglianeck.html
Editor-In-Chief: Template:Infobox Nerve C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]