| 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).[1] 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.
- ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. pp. 600–601. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
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