The middle cervical ganglion is the smallest of the three cervical ganglia, and is occasionally absent. It is placed opposite the sixth cervical vertebra, usually in front of, or close to, the inferior thyroid artery. It sends gray rami communicantes to the fifth and sixth cervical nerves, and gives off the middle cardiac nerve. It is probably for...
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(from the article `nervous system, human`) ...4 in the sacral region—and a single unpaired ganglion lying in front of the coccyx, called the ganglion impar. The three cervical sympathetic ...
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A sympathetic ganglion, of small size and sometimes absent; located at the level of the cricoid cartilage. ... Synonym: ganglion cervicale medium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a paravertebral small sympathetic ganglion, sometimes absent; located at the level of the cricoid cartilage. Synonyms: ganglion cervicale medium
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