middle cervical ganglion

middle cervical ganglion

English

Noun

middle cervical ganglion (plural middle cervical ganglia)

1. (neuroanatomy) A ganglion at the level of the cricoid cartilage that is the smallest of the cervical ganglia, that varies in its presence or absence, size, form, and position, and that sends fibers to the fifth and sixth cervical nerves.

   Coordinate terms: superior cervical ganglion, inferior cervical ganglion

Translations

sympathetic ganglion

Chinese: Mandarin: 頸中神經節／颈中神经节 (jǐngzhōngshénjīngjié); 中頸神經節／中颈神经节 (zhōng jǐng shénjīngjié)

See also

• thyroid ganglion

References

• “cervical ganglion”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary