Tags: Anatomical Structure, Nerve.
The cervical ganglia are paravertebral ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system. These emerging postganglionic nerves synapse with preganglionic nerves from the thoracic spinal cord. They consist of three paravertebral ganglia: superior cervical ganglion (largest) – adjacent to C2 & C3; postganglionic axon projects to target: (heart head neck) via hitchhiking on the carotid arteries middle cervical ganglion (smallest) – adjacent to C6; target: heart neck inferior cervical ganglion.
