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Nerve: Superior cervical ganglion
Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. (Labeled as "Upper cervical ganglion")
The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses. (Labeld at upper left.)
Latin	ganglion cervicale superius
Gray's	subject #216 978
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MeSH	A08.340.315.350.850

The superior cervical ganglion, the largest of the cervical ganglia, is placed opposite the second and third cervical vertebræ. It contains neurons that supply sympathetic innervation to the face.

It is of a reddish-gray color, and usually fusiform in shape; sometimes broad and flattened, and occasionally constricted at intervals; it is believed to be formed by the coalescence of four ganglia, corresponding to the upper four cervical nerves.

It is in relation, in front, with the sheath of the internal carotid artery and internal jugular vein; behind, with the Longus capitis muscle.

[edit] Additional images

Sympathetic connections of the ciliary and superior cervical ganglia.

The position and relation of the esophagus in the cervical region and in the posterior mediastinum. Seen from behind.

[edit] External links

• GPnotebook 2134179900
• SUNY Labs 31:07-0201

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.

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sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system HEAD/parasympathetic ganglion: ciliary ganglion (short ciliary nerves) - pterygopalatine ganglion (nerve of pterygoid canal) - submandibular ganglion - otic ganglion NECK: cavernous plexus - cervical ganglia: (superior, middle, inferior), stellate ganglion, internal carotid THORAX: thoracic splanchnic nerves, cardiac plexus, superior cardiac nerve, middle cardiac nerve, inferior cardiac nerve sympathetic trunks (white ramus communicans, gray ramus communicans) - collateral ganglia - sympathetic ganglion ABDOMEN: inferior mesenteric - hepatic - splenic - gastric - pancreatic - suprarenal hypogastric: superior hypogastric - inferior hypogastric - vesical - prostatic - uterovaginal, lumbar splanchnic, sacral splanchnic, celiac: celiac ganglia - aorticorenal - renal - spermatic/ovarian - superior mesenteric - aortic plexus Enteric nervous system: Meissner's plexus • Auerbach's plexus PELVIS: ganglion impar, pelvic splanchnic

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