autonomic ganglia
1Autonomic nervous system — The autonomic nervous system Blue = parasympathetic Red = sympathetic Latin divisio autonomica systematis nervosi peripherici The autonomic nervous system (ANS or visceral nervous syste …
2Autonomic ganglion — 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… …
3autonomic — Relating to the a. nervous system. * * * au·to·nom·ic .ȯt ə näm ik adj 1 a) acting or occurring involuntarily <autonomic reflexes> b) relating to, affecting, or controlled by the autonomic nervous system <autonomic ganglia>… …
4ganglia plexuum autonomicorum — ganglia of autonomic plexuses: groups of nerve cell bodies found in the autonomic plexuses, composed primarily of sympathetic postganglionic neurons; called also ganglia of visceral plexuses …
5ganglia of autonomic plexuses — ganglia plexuum autonomicorum …
6autonomic ganglion — noun any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs • Hypernyms: ↑ganglion • Hyponyms: ↑otic ganglion, ↑otoganglion • Part Holonyms: ↑autonomic nervous system, ↑ANS …
7autonomic nervous system — the system of nerves and ganglia that innervates the blood vessels, heart, smooth muscles, viscera, and glands and controls their involuntary functions, consisting of sympathetic and parasympathetic portions. [1895 1900] * * * Part of the nervous …
8autonomic nervous system — au′tonom′ic nerv′ous sys tem n. anat. the system of nerves and ganglia that innervates the blood vessels, heart, smooth muscles, viscera, and glands and controls their involuntary functions and consists of sympathetic and parasympathetic portions …
9Celiac ganglia — Nerve: Celiac ganglia The celiac ganglia with the sympathetic plexuses of the abdominal viscera radiating from the ganglia. (Celiac ganglion labeled at center right.) …
10Cervical ganglia — Nerve: Cervical ganglia Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. Gray s subject #216 978 The cervical ganglia are paravertebral ganglia of the …
