Ganglia, Sympathetic
| Definition: |
Ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system including the paravertebral and the prevertebral ganglia. Among these are the sympathetic chain ganglia, the superior, middle, and inferior cervical ganglia, and the aorticorenal, celiac, and stellate ganglia. |
| Notes: |
/surg = probably GANGLIONECTOMY; includes cervical, mesenteric & celiac ganglia but SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION is available; STELLATE GANGLION is also available |
| Also Called: |
Celiac Ganglia |
| Previously Indexed: |
Ganglia, Autonomic (1966-1979),Sympathetic Nervous System (1966-1979) |
Ganglia, Sympathetic Categories.
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Stellate Ganglion - A paravertebral sympathetic ganglion formed by the fusion of the inferior cervical and first thoracic ganglia. |
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Superior Cervical Ganglion - The largest and uppermost of the paravertebral sympathetic ganglia. |
Ganglia, Sympathetic Definitions and Terms
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