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GANGLION CILIAIRE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ciliary ganglion
1, record 1, English, ciliary%20ganglion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ophthalmic ganglion 2, record 1, English, ophthalmic%20ganglion
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small parasympathetic ganglion lying in the orbit between the optic nerve and the lateral rectus muscle ... 3, record 1, English, - ciliary%20ganglion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ganglion ciliaire
1, record 1, French, ganglion%20ciliaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ganglion ophtalmique 2, record 1, French, ganglion%20ophtalmique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit corps gris-rougeâtre de la taille d’une tête d’épingle, situé dans la partie postérieure de l’orbite à environ 1 cm du trou optique entre le nerf optique et le muscle droit externe. 2, record 1, French, - ganglion%20ciliaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ojo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ganglio ciliar
1, record 1, Spanish, ganglio%20ciliar
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ganglio oftálmico 1, record 1, Spanish, ganglio%20oft%C3%A1lmico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ganglio parasimpático situado a unos 15 mm por detrás del globo ocular, en la pared lateral del nervio óptico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ganglio%20ciliar
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- short ciliary nerves
1, record 2, English, short%20ciliary%20nerves
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- nervi ciliares breves 2, record 2, English, nervi%20ciliares%20breves
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filaments that leave the ciliary ganglion and subdivide into strands that pierce the sclera around the optic nerve. 3, record 2, English, - short%20ciliary%20nerves
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nerfs ciliaires courts
1, record 2, French, nerfs%20ciliaires%20courts
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Six à dix nerfs qui naissent du ganglion ciliaire [et] cheminent avec les artères ciliaires courtes de part et d’autre du nerf optique, s’anastomosent entre eux et avec les nerfs ciliaires longs, et traversent la sclère autour du nerf optique. 2, record 2, French, - nerfs%20ciliaires%20courts
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 3, record 2, French, - nerfs%20ciliaires%20courts
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-09-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
- Cytology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Edinger-westphal nucleus
1, record 3, English, Edinger%2Dwestphal%20nucleus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the parasympathetic nucleus of the oculomotor nerve in the midbrain, which gives rise to the fibres innervating the ciliary and sphincter pupillae muscles of the eye. 2, record 3, English, - Edinger%2Dwestphal%20nucleus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
- Cytologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- noyau d’Edinger-Westphal
1, record 3, French, noyau%20d%26rsquo%3BEdinger%2DWestphal
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
noyau végétatif du nerf moteur oculaire commun(III). Il est situé en arrière du noyau moteur du III de part et d’autre de la ligne médiane, en avant de l'aqueduc de Sylvius dans la partie haute du mésencéphale. Les fibres parasympathiques de ce noyau vont vers le ganglion ciliaire, où elles font relais; de là les fibres postganglionnaires se dirigent vers les muscles ciliaires et le sphincter de la pupille. Une interruption de ces fibres entraîne une mydriase. 2, record 3, French, - noyau%20d%26rsquo%3BEdinger%2DWestphal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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