autonomic ganglion

{{Short description|Cluster of nerve cell bodies in the autonomic nervous system}}

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| Name = Autonomic ganglion

| Latin = ganglion autonomicum

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| Caption = Autonomic nervous system innervation, showing the sympathetic and parasympathetic (craniosacral) systems, in red and blue, respectively

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An autonomic ganglion is a cluster of nerve cell bodies (a ganglion) in the autonomic nervous system. The two types are the sympathetic ganglion and the parasympathetic ganglion.{{cite web | title=Structure of the Autonomic Nervous System - Boundless Anatomy and Physiology | website=Lumen Learning – Simple Book Production | url=https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ap/chapter/structure-of-the-autonomic-nervous-system/ | access-date=2020-01-31}}{{cite book | last=De Biasi | first=M. | title=Encyclopedia of Neuroscience | chapter=Nicotinic Receptors: Autonomic Neurons | publisher=Elsevier | year=2009 | isbn=978-0-08-045046-9 | doi=10.1016/b978-008045046-9.00691-4 | pages=1135–1139}}