Superior ganglion

Superior ganglion

Superior ganglion can refer to:
* Superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve
* Superior ganglion of vagus nerve
* Superior cervical ganglion


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  • superior ganglion — n 1) the upper and smaller of the two sensory ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve that may be absent but when present is situated in a groove in which the nerve passes through the jugular foramen called also jugular ganglion compare INFERIOR… …   Medical dictionary

  • Superior ganglion of vagus nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = ganglion superius nervi vagi, ganglion jugulare GraySubject = 205 GrayPage = 911 Caption = Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. (Jugular ganglion visible near center.)… …   Wikipedia

  • Superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = ganglion superius nervi glossopharyngei GraySubject = 204 GrayPage = 908 Caption = Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = BranchTo =… …   Wikipedia

  • superior ganglion — noun Etymology: superior (I) : the upper of two ganglia on the vagus nerve at its exit through the jugular foramen called also jugular ganglion …   Useful english dictionary

  • superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve — g. superius nervi glossopharyngei …   Medical dictionary

  • superior ganglion of vagus nerve — g. superius nervi vagi …   Medical dictionary

  • superior vagal ganglion — n SUPERIOR GANGLION (2) …   Medical dictionary

  • ganglion superius nervi vagi — [TA] superior ganglion of vagus nerve: a small ganglion on the vagus nerve in the jugular foramen, giving off a meningeal and an auricular branch and containing cell bodies for some of the afferent fibers of the nerve. Called also rostral g. of… …   Medical dictionary

  • ganglion superius nervi glossopharyngei — [TA] superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve: the upper of two ganglia on the glossopharyngeal nerve as it passes through the jugular foramen; it contains cell bodies for some of the afferent fibers of the nerve. Called also jugular g. of… …   Medical dictionary

  • Ganglion impar — Gray s subject #214 984 The pelvic portion of each sympathetic trunk is situated in front of the sacrum, medial to the anterior sacral foramina. It consists of four or five small sacral ganglia, connected together by interganglionic cords, and… …   Wikipedia

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