BrainCenterPN PSYM HD

Head and Neck Parasympathetic Ganglia

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This page covers biological details of component group Head and Neck Parasympathetic Ganglia. Component group is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• Top-down path to center: Peripheral Nervous System -> Parasympathetic Ganglia (PN.PSYM) -> Head and Neck Parasympathetic Ganglia (PN.PSYM.HD) (see Mind Maps)
• Function:

(generated)

Components

(generated)

Component items:

• Ciliary Ganglion: Control pupillary diameter
• Episcleral Ganglion: Control curvature of lens
• Otic Ganglion: Parotid gland
• Submandibular Ganglion: Submaxillary and sublingual salivary glands
• Sphenopalatine Ganglion: Lacrimal, nasal and palatine glands
• Intralaryngeal Peripheral Ganglion: parasympathetic motor of larynx, c.n. X

Connectivity

(generated)

Internal Regions Connections:

Source Region	Target Region	Reference
Inferior Salivatory Nucleus	Otic Ganglion	Autonomic nervous system (ISL -> OTG)
Superior Salivatory Nucleus	Sphenopalatine Ganglion	Autonomic nervous system (SSL -> SPG)
	Submandibular Ganglion	Autonomic nervous system (SSL -> SMG)
Vagus Nucleus	Intralaryngeal Peripheral Ganglion	(unknown reference)
Edinger-Westphal Nucleus	Ciliary Ganglion	Autonomic nervous system (EWN -> CLG)
	Episcleral Ganglion	Autonomic nervous system (EWN -> EPG)

External Inbound Center Connections:

Source Center	Reference
Myelencephalic Parasympathetic Nuclei	(unknown reference)
Perhipheral Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon	Autonomic nervous system (EWN -> CLG)

External Outbound Center Connections:

Target Center	Reference
Mouth feeder	(unknown reference)
Immunity glands and meninges	(unknown reference)
Mouth speaker	(unknown reference)
Eye	Autonomic nervous system (CLG -> EYE)
Nose	(unknown reference)