Cervical ganglia
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Cervical ganglia
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The cervical ganglia are paravertebral ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system. Preganglionic nerves from the thoracic spinal cord enter into the cervical ganglions and synapse with its postganglionic fibers or nerves. The cervical ganglion has three paravertebral ganglia: superior cervical ganglion (largest) – adjacent to C2 & C3; postganglionic axon projects to target: via "hitchhiking" on the carotid arteries
middle cervical ganglion (smallest) – adjacent to C6; target: heart, neck
inferior
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical_ganglia
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2023-10-26T20:59:21Z
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