Inferior cervical ganglion
The inferior cervical ganglion is one of the three cervical sympathetic ganglia (i.e. of the cervical portion of the sympathetic trunk). It situated between the base of the transverse process of the last cervical vertebra and the neck of the first rib, on the medial side of the costocervical artery.
| Inferior cervical ganglion | |
|---|---|
Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. ("Lower cervical ganglion" labeled at bottom right.) | |
Plan of right sympathetic cord and splanchnic nerves. (Inferior cervical ganglion labeled at upper right.) | |
| Details | |
| Innervates | Thyroid |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ganglion cervicale inferius |
| TA98 | A14.3.01.019 |
| TA2 | 6611 |
| FMA | 6961 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
It is often united with the first thoracic ganglion to form the cervicothoracic ganglion (stellate ganglion).
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