superior cervical ganglion

superior cervical ganglion

English

Noun

superior cervical ganglion (plural superior cervical ganglia)

1. (neuroanatomy) A ganglion at the top of the sympathetic chain that lies between the internal carotid artery and the second and third cervical vertebrae and that sends postganglionic fibers to the heart, larynx, and pharynx, and to the head.

   Coordinate terms: middle cervical ganglion, inferior cervical ganglion

Translations

sympathetic ganglion

Chinese: Mandarin: 頸上神經節／颈上神经节 (jǐngshàngshénjīngjié); 上頸神經節／上颈神经节 (shàng jǐng shénjīngjié)

References

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