loading...| Preferred Name |
Sympathetic Ganglion |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12467 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A mass containing the cell bodies of sympathetic nerves. Sympathetic ganglia exist as paravertebral ganglia (located bilaterally adjacent to the spinal cord) or prevertebral ganglia (located close to the target organ). |
| code |
C12467 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 |
| Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
| DEFINITION |
A cluster of nerve cell bodies located within one of two paravertebral columns comprised of bundled nerve fibers that extend from the base of the skull to the first coccygeal vertebrae, or in a subsidiary location within the sympathetic nervous system. Sympathetic ganglia play a major role in the fight or flight and other stress-mediated responses. |
| Display_Name |
Sympathetic Ganglion |
| FULL_SYN |
Sympathetic Ganglion SYMPATHETIC GANGLIA |
| label |
Sympathetic Ganglion |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Sympathetic_Ganglion |
| Preferred_Name |
Sympathetic Ganglion |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12467 |
| prefLabel |
Sympathetic Ganglion |
| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0017071 |
| subClassOf |