Autonomic ganglion

Autonomic 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 periphery.

The two main categories are:
* Sympathetic ganglia
* Parasympathetic ganglia

External links

* [http://microvet.arizona.edu/Courses/VSC401/autonomicNervous.html The Autonomic Nervous System] from the University of Arizona


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