superior cervical ganglion (English, noun)
expansion: superior cervical ganglion (plural superior cervical ganglia)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
neuroanatomy
neurology
neuroscience
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: superior cervical ganglia
tags: plural