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Definitions of ganglion
  1. noun
    an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
Definition that contains ganglion
  • caudate a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain
  • otoganglion an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland
  • glossopharyngeal nerve sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion
  • nervus glossopharyngeus sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion
  • plexus myentericus a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines
  • lenticular nucleus a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum
  • ninth cranial nerve sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion
  • postganglionic beyond or distal to a ganglion (referring especially to the unmyelinated fibers that originate from cells in autonomic ganglia)
  • lentiform nucleus a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum
  • otic ganglion an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland
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