Superior ganglion of vagus nerve

Superior ganglion of vagus nerve

Infobox Nerve
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Latin = ganglion superius nervi vagi, ganglion jugulare
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Caption = Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. (Jugular ganglion visible near center.)


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The vagus presents a well-marked ganglionic enlargement, which is called the superior ganglion of the vagus nerve (jugular ganglion, ganglion of the root); to it the accessory nerve is connected by one or two filaments.

It is of a grayish color, spherical in form, and about 4 mm. in diameter.

ee also

* jugular foramen

External links

* (NormanAnatomyFig|X)
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