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Descriptor English: Superior Cervical Ganglion
Descriptor Spanish: Ganglio Cervical Superior
Descriptor ganglio cervical superior
Scope note: El mayor y más proximal de los ganglios simpáticos paravertebrales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Gânglio Cervical Superior
Descriptor French: Ganglion cervical supérieur
Entry term(s): Cervical Ganglia, Superior
Cervical Ganglion, Superior
Ganglia, Superior Cervical
Ganglion, Superior Cervical
Superior Cervical Ganglia
Tree number(s): A08.340.315.350.850
A08.800.050.300.300.850
A08.800.050.800.300.850
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017783
Scope note: The largest and uppermost of the paravertebral sympathetic ganglia.
Annotation: the largest sympath ganglion
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Ganglia, Autonomic (1966-1979)
Ganglia, Sympathetic (1980-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31022
Unique ID: D017783
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/21
Revision Date: 1994/04/11
Superior Cervical Ganglion - Preferred
Concept UI M0026873
Scope note The largest and uppermost of the paravertebral sympathetic ganglia.
Preferred term Superior Cervical Ganglion
Entry term(s) Cervical Ganglia, Superior
Cervical Ganglion, Superior
Ganglia, Superior Cervical
Ganglion, Superior Cervical
Superior Cervical Ganglia



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