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superior cervical ganglia

superior cervical ganglia is the plural of superior cervical ganglion.

Meaning of superior cervical ganglion

Noun

superior cervical ganglion (plural superior cervical ganglia)

  1. 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.

Questions about superior cervical ganglia

What is superior cervical ganglia the plural of?
Superior cervical ganglia is the plural of superior cervical ganglion.

Words near superior cervical ganglia in the dictionary

  1. superior autobiographical memories
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  3. superior carotid triangle
  4. superior cerebellar arteries
  5. superior cerebellar artery
  6. superior cervical ganglia
  7. superior cervical ganglion
  8. superior colliculus
  9. superior court
  10. superior courts
  11. superior general

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