main ciliary ganglion

Preferred Label : main ciliary ganglion;

Uberon definition : A parasympathetic ganglion located in the posterior orbit that contains preganglionic nerves and postganglionic neurons of the oculomotor nerve, connects to the Edinger-Westphal nucleus via the oculomotor nerve and the eye muscles via the short ciliary nerve.;

Uberon synonym : ciliary ganglion;

Uberon Homology note : Little is known about the development of parasympathetic neurons apart from the ciliary ganglion in chicks. Although there are considerable gaps in our knowledge, some of the mechanisms controlling sympathetic and enteric neuron development appear to be conserved between mammals, avians and zebrafish.[uncertain][VHOG];

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Origin ID

0002058;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Ciliary Ganglion [MeSH concept]
- Ciliary ganglion [FMA entity]
- Ciliary ganglion [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Ciliary ganglion [ICHI extension code]
- Ciliary ganglionitis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Entire ciliary ganglion (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Ganglionitis ciliaris [MedDRA LLT]
- Structure of ciliary ganglion (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- ciliary ganglion [SNOMED Notion]
- ciliary ganglion [Radlex concept]
- ganglia, parasympathetic [MeSH Descriptor]
Uberon cross reference
- Ciliary ganglion [FMA entity]
- Entire ciliary ganglion (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
has branching part
- short ciliary nerve [UBERON concept]
has part
- short ciliary nerve [UBERON concept]
part of
- ocular adnexa [UBERON concept]

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