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Definition

noun

A chain of ganglia situated ventral and lateral to the spinal cord, and extends from the upper neck down to the coccyx.

Supplement

In vertebrates, it consists of:

• cervical ganglia
• thoracic ganglia
• lumbar ganglia
• sacral ganglia
• coccygeal ganglia

Synonyms:

• paravertebral ganglia
• ganglia of sympathetic trunk

See also: sympathetic ganglia