Middle cervical ganglion
| Middle cervical ganglion | |
|---|---|
Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. ("Middle cervical ganglion" labeled at center right.) | |
| Details | |
| From | Middle cardiac nerve |
| Innervates | Thyroid |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ganglion cervicale medium |
| TA98 | A14.3.01.016 |
| TA2 | 6609 |
| FMA | 6468 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The middle cervical ganglion is the smallest of the three cervical sympathetic ganglia (i.e. of the cervical portion of the sympathetic trunk). It presumably represents the merging of the sympathetic ganglia of cervical segments C5–C6. It is usually situated at the level of the sixth cervical vertebra.