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Ontology Browser

Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
accessory ciliary ganglion 
acoustico-facial VII-VIII ganglion complex +  
cochlear ganglion 
conjunctival sac +  
cranial sensory ganglion 
epibranchial ganglion +  
extra-ocular muscle +  
eyebrow 
facio-acoustic VII-VIII preganglion complex +  
gland of ocular region +  
glossopharyngeal IX preganglion 
glossopharyngeal-vagus IX-X ganglion complex 
glossopharyngeal-vagus IX-X preganglion complex +  
lacrimal apparatus +  
lateral line ganglion +  
main ciliary ganglion 
A parasympathetic ganglion located in the posterior orbit that contains preganglionic nerves and postganglionic neurons of the oculomotor nerve, connects to the Edinger-Westphal nucleus via the oculomotor nerve and the eye muscles via the short ciliary nerve.
maxillomandibular part of trigeminal ganglion complex 
orbital fat pad 
otic ganglion 
profundal part of trigeminal ganglion complex 
trigeminal ganglion +  
vestibular ganglion +  
vestibulo-cochlear VIII ganglion complex 
vestibulocochlear ganglion +  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: ciliary ganglion
Related Synonyms: ganglion ciliare
Xrefs: BAMS:GcIII ;   EFO:0002559 ;   EHDAA2:0000251 ;   EHDAA:5623 ;   EMAPA:18222 ;   FMA:6964 ;   MA:0001136 ;   NLXANAT:100304 ;   SCTID:279281007 ;   VHOG:0000805 ;   Wikipedia:Ciliary_ganglion
External Ontologys: present_in_taxon NCBITaxon:9606
Definition Sources: UBERON:cjm, Wikipedia:Ciliary_ganglion

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