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Sympathetic connections of the ciliary and superior cervical ganglia

Sympathetic connections of the ciliary and superior cervical ganglia — Peripheral nerves
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After Gray's Anatomy (1918); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

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Sympathetic connections of the ciliary and superior cervical ganglia. Peripheral nerve.

Region
peripheral nerve
Structure
autonomic plexus
System
cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, autonomic, special sense
Focus
sympathetic pathway to the eye, superior cervical ganglion, carotid plexus, ciliary ganglion

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Short ciliary nerve to ciliary muscle
  • Sympathetic efferent fibers
  • Ciliary ganglion
  • Midbrain
  • III
  • Long ciliary nerve to Dilator pupillæ
  • Short ciliary nerve to Sphincter pupillæ
  • Carotid plexus
  • Medulla
  • Postganglionic fibers
  • Superior cervical ganglion
  • Thoracic ganglion
  • Sympathetic efferent (preganglionic) fibers

Source: After Gray's Anatomy (1918). Public domain (Gray's Anatomy, 1918), modernized rendering.