Autonomic ganglia

Autonomic nervous system innervation, showing the sympathetic and parasympathetic (craniosacral) systems, in red and blue, respectively

Autonomic nervous system innervation, showing the sympathetic and parasympathetic (craniosacral) systems, in red and blue, respectively

Autonomic ganglia are clusters of neuronal cell bodies and their dendrites and are essentially a junction between autonomic nerves originating from the central nervous system and autonomic nerves innervating their target organs in the periphery.

The two main categories are:

• Sympathetic ganglia
• Parasympathetic ganglia

These include:-

• Auerbach's plexus
• Celiac plexus
• Hypogastric plexus
• Postganglionic autonomic fibers
• Preganglionic autonomic fibers
• Stellate ganglion
• Submucous plexus

See also

• Peripheral nervous system
• Postganglionic autonomic fibres

External links

• The Autonomic Nervous System from the University of Arizona