Prevertebral ganglia
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Caption = Abdominal portion of the [[sympathetic trunk]], with the [[celiac plexus]] and [[hypogastric plexus]]. |
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Caption2 = The [[celiac ganglia]] with the sympathetic plexuses of the abdominal viscera radiating from the ganglia. |
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'''Prevertebral ganglia''' (or '''collateral ganglia''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/abdautonomics.html |title=uams.edu |accessdate=2007-10-22 |format= |work=}}</ref> or '''preaortic ganglia'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/embryology/gi/pgm.htm |title=Primitive Gut Morphogenesis |accessdate=2007-10-22 |format= |work=}}</ref>) are [[sympathetic ganglia]] which lie between the [[sympathetic chain]] and the [[organ of supply]].
==Function==
They are the site of relay of the [[preganglionic]] [[Sympathetic nervous system|sympathetic]] fibres that supply [[abdominal]] and [[pelvic]] [[viscera]].
==Examples==
These include the [[celiac ganglia]] (which can include the [[aorticorenal ganglion]]), [[superior mesenteric ganglia]], and [[inferior mesenteric ganglia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/digest/postab.htm |title=The Posterior Abdominal Wall |accessdate=2007-10-22 |format= |work=}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Autonomic ganglion]]
* [[prevertebral plexus]]
==Additional images==
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Image:Gray839.png|Sympathetic (red) and parasympathetic (blue) nervous system
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{eMedicineDictionary|prevertebral+ganglia}}
* {{GeorgiaPhysiology|6/6ch2/s6ch2_30}}
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