Autonomic ganglion
| Autonomic ganglion | |
|---|---|
 Autonomic nervous system innervation, showing the sympathetic and parasympathetic (craniosacral) systems, in red and blue, respectively | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ganglion autonomicum |
| MeSH | D005725 |
| TA98 | A14.2.00.008 |
| TA2 | 6171 |
| FMA | 5889 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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:
Anatomy of the autonomic nervous system | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head |
| ||||
| Neck |
| ||||
| Thorax |
| ||||
| Abdomen |
| ||||
| Pelvis |
| ||||
