Medicine:Autonomic ganglion
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| Autonomic ganglion | |
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Autonomic nervous system innervation, showing the sympathetic and parasympathetic (craniosacral) systems, in red and blue, respectively | |
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| Latin | ganglion autonomicum |
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An autonomic ganglion is a cluster of nerve cell bodies (a ganglion) in the autonomic nervous system. The two types are the sympathetic ganglion and the parasympathetic ganglion.[1][2]
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References
- ↑ "Structure of the Autonomic Nervous System - Boundless Anatomy and Physiology". https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ap/chapter/structure-of-the-autonomic-nervous-system/.
- ↑ De Biasi, M. (2009). "Nicotinic Receptors: Autonomic Neurons". Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Elsevier. pp. 1135–1139. doi:10.1016/b978-008045046-9.00691-4. ISBN 978-0-08-045046-9.
