BrainRegionLAC PN PSYM SPG

Sphenopalatine Ganglion

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This page covers biological details of component Sphenopalatine Ganglion. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• Top-down path to region: Peripheral Nervous System -> Parasympathetic Ganglia (PN.PSYM) -> Sphenopalatine Ganglion (LAC.PN.PSYM.SPG) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: parasympathetic ganglion
• Brain area: Lower Brain - Autonomous Control Area
• Role: parasympathetic
• Function: Lacrimal, nasal and palatine glands
• Notes to function: Head and neck region

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Components

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Connectivity

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• Inbound Region Connections:*

|| Source Area || Source Region || Source Name || Type || Reference || || LAC || LAC.HM.SAL.SSL || Superior Salivatory Nucleus || excitatory-glu || [nervous system (SSL -> SPG)] ||

• Outbound Region Connections:*

|| Target Area || Target Region || Target Name || Type || Reference || || TEA || TARGET.TEA.FEEDER || Mouth feeder || uvulae-muscle || (unknown reference) || || || TARGET.TEA.PROTECTOR || Immunity glands and meninges || hard-palate-mucosal-gland || (unknown reference) || || TSA || TARGET.TSA.EYE || Eye || eye-tears-gland || (unknown reference) || || || TARGET.TSA.NOSE || Nose || nose-nasal-glands || (unknown reference) ||

Thirdparty Circuits

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• [muscles] - see [[1]]

• [nervous system] - see [[2]]

References

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• http://www.medicallecturenotes.com/trigeminal-nerve/
• http://www.neurophysiology.ws/autonomicns.htm