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Stellate ganglion
Component of the human nervous system / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The stellate ganglion (or cervicothoracic ganglion[1]) is a sympathetic ganglion formed by the fusion of the inferior cervical ganglion and the first thoracic (superior thoracic sympathetic) ganglion,[2] which is present in 80% of individuals. Sometimes, the second and the third thoracic ganglia are included in this fusion.
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Stellate ganglion | |
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![]() Plan of right sympathetic cord and splanchnic nerves. (Stellate ganglion not visible, but region is shown.) | |
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From | Inferior cervical ganglion, first thoracic ganglia |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ganglion cervicothoracicum, ganglion stellatum |
MeSH | D013233 |
TA98 | A14.3.01.020 |
TA2 | 6612 |
FMA | 6469 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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