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    ciliary ganglion but only the preganglionic parasympathetic axons synapse there. The entering axons are arranged into three roots of the ciliary ganglion, which...
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    The ciliary ganglion is a parasympathetic ganglion located just behind the eye in the posterior orbit. It is 1–2 mm in diameter and in humans contains...
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    ganglia of the head and neck. The others are the ciliary ganglion, the submandibular ganglion and the pterygopalatine ganglion. The otic ganglion is a small...
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    one of four parasympathetic ganglia of the head and neck, (the others being the submandibular, otic, and ciliary ganglion). It is innervated by the Vidian...
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    innervation to the head and neck. ciliary ganglion (sphincter pupillae, ciliary muscle) pterygopalatine ganglion (lacrimal gland, glands of nasal cavity)...
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    pterygoid nerve Lesser occipital nerve Lingual nerve Long ciliary nerves Long root of the ciliary ganglion Long thoracic nerve Lower subscapular nerve Lumbar...
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    travels in front of the coccyx, where it converges with the other trunk at a structure known as the ganglion impar. Along the length of the sympathetic trunk...
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    Thomas (2000). New Atlas of Human Anatomy. China: MetroBooks. pp. 1–240. ISBN 1-58663-097-0. McCracken, Thomass (2000). New Atlas of Human Anatomy. China:...
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    the retina, including the photoreceptors (rods and cones), inner retinal cells (bipolar and amacrine cells), and the ganglion cells. Electrooculography...
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    by the sphincter pupillae muscle and dilator pupillae. Ciliary sulcus – The space between the anterior surface of the ciliary body of the eye and the posterior...
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    round the pharynx (throat) and a ganglion that serves as a brain to one side of this. Nerves run from the ring and ganglion to the tentacles and to the rest...
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