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cervicothoracic ganglion [1 record]

Record 1 2010-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A ganglion on the sympathetic trunk at the level of the 7th cervical and 1st thoracic vertebrae, anterior to the 8th cervical and 1st thoracic nerves; it has two components, the inferior cervical and first thoracic ganglia, which are usually fused, partially or completely. Its postganglionic fibers are distributed to the head and neck, heart, and upper limb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

[Le tronc sympathique cervical traverse] la base du cou, dans la fossette sus et retropleurale (de Sébileau) où le ganglion inférieur est confondu 3 fois sur 4 avec le ganglion thoracique, formant le ganglion cervico-thoracique ou stellaire (de Neubauer).

OBS

Ancienne nomenclature : ganglion étoilé; ganglion stellaire; ganglion de Neubauer.

Spanish

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