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cervical ganglion +  
thoracic ganglion +  
The thoracic ganglia are paravertebral ganglia. The thoracic portion of the sympathetic trunk typically has 12 thoracic ganglia. Emerging from the ganglia are thoracic splancic nerves (the cardiopulmonary, the greater, lesser, and least splanchic nerves) that help provide sympathetic innervation to abdominal structures. Also, the ganglia of the thoracic sympathetic trunk have both white and gray rami communicantes. The white rami carry sympathetic fibers arising in the spinal cord into the sympathetic trunk. [WP,unvetted].
vertebral ganglion 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: ganglion of thorax ;   ganglion thoracicum splanchnicum ;   thoracic paravertebral ganglion ;   thoracic splanchnic ganglion ;   thoracic sympathetic ganglion ;   thorax ganglion
Xrefs: BTO:0001831 ;   EHDAA:4664 ;   EMAPA:17158 ;   FMA:6471 ;   MA:0001159 ;   NCI:C52829 ;   RETIRED_EHDAA2:0002012 ;   SCTID:181102004 ;   UMLS:C0229010 ;   VHOG:0000515
External Ontologys: present_in_taxon NCBITaxon:9606
Definition Sources: Wikipedia:Thoracic_ganglion

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