Autonomic ganglion
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| Autonomic ganglion | |
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| Autonomic nervous system innervation, showing the sympathetic and parasympathetic (craniosacral) systems, in red and blue, respectively | |
| Latin | ganglion autonomicum |
| Code | TA A14.2.00.008 |
Autonomic ganglia are clusters of neuronal cell bodies and their dendrites and are essentially a junction between autonomic nerves originating from the central nervous system and autonomic nerves innervating their target organs in the periphery.
The two main categories are:
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