Preferred Label : thoracic ganglion;
Uberon definition : The thoracic ganglia are paravertebral ganglia. The thoracic portion of the sympathetic
trunk typically has 12 thoracic ganglia. Emerging from the ganglia are thoracic splancic
nerves (the cardiopulmonary, the greater, lesser, and least splanchic nerves) that
help provide sympathetic innervation to abdominal structures. Also, the ganglia of
the thoracic sympathetic trunk have both white and gray rami communicantes. The white
rami carry sympathetic fibers arising in the spinal cord into the sympathetic trunk.
[WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : thoracic paravertebral ganglion; thorax ganglion; thoracic splanchnic ganglion; thoracic sympathetic ganglion; ganglion of thorax;
Origin ID : 0000961;
UMLS CUI : C0229010;
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The thoracic ganglia are paravertebral ganglia. The thoracic portion of the sympathetic
trunk typically has 12 thoracic ganglia. Emerging from the ganglia are thoracic splancic
nerves (the cardiopulmonary, the greater, lesser, and least splanchic nerves) that
help provide sympathetic innervation to abdominal structures. Also, the ganglia of
the thoracic sympathetic trunk have both white and gray rami communicantes. The white
rami carry sympathetic fibers arising in the spinal cord into the sympathetic trunk.
[WP,unvetted].
