Preferred Label : cervical ganglion;
Uberon definition : The cervical ganglia are paravertebral ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system.
They 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.
[WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : cervical sympathetic ganglion;
Origin ID : 0001991;
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The cervical ganglia are paravertebral ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system.
They 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.
[WP,unvetted].
