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Ganglion Ciliary

Location Lateral to Optic n.

Parasympathetic Oculomotor n. and its inferior division

Sympathetic nternal carotid ple!us "artery and nerves#

$tery)opalatine

$tery)opalatine fossa

*acial n.+ )reater petrosal n.+ N. of ptery)oid *acial n.+ c%orda tympani+ and lin)ual n. ,lossop%aryn)eal n. "incl. 0ympanic -ranc%#+ lesser petrosal n.

'u-mandi-ular Otic

On %yo)lossus m. .elo/ foramen ovale

nternal carotid ple!us and 'uperior cervical )an)lion "via (eep petrosal n.# $le!us on facial a. $le!us on middle menin)eal a.

Chief Distribution $arasympat%etic& Ciliary m. 'p%inctor pupillae 'ympat%etic& (ilator pupillae Lacrimal )land ,lands in palate and nose 'u-mandi-ular )land 'u-lin)ual )land $arotid )land

Note: [Bold type represents site of synapses: pre- to postCiliary 'ympat%etic "see Netter 116#& Lateral %orn& 01203 'ympat%etic trunk [Superior cer!ical ganglion Carotid n. nternal carotid ple!us Nasociliary n. 1 lon) ciliary ns. (ilator pupillae m. 4Ciliary )an)lion5 '%ort ciliary ns. (ilator pupillae m.+ .lood vessels Ciliary $arasympat%etic "see Netter 116#& 46din)er27estp%al nucleus5 "in -rain# Oculomotor n. " # 8otor root of ciliary )an)lion [Ciliary Ganglion '%ort ciliary ns. Ciliary -ody 'p%incter pupillae m. "iris#+ Ciliary m.

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Pterygopalatine 'ympat%etic "see Netter 119#& 'ympat%etic trunk [Superior cer!ical ganglion nternal carotid ple!us (eep petrosal n. ": # $tery)oid canal ";oins ,reater petrosal n. ": ## Nerve of ptery)oid canal ": # 4$tery)opalatine ,an)lion5 "no synapse# $osterior superior nasal ns.+ <oots of )an)lion '/eat )lands+ -lood vessels Pterygopalatine $arasympat%etic "see Netter 119#& CN' *acial n. ": # 4,eniculate )an)lion5 ,reater petrosal n. ": # Nerve of ptery)oid canal ": # [Pterygopalatine Ganglion ,reater and lesser palatine ns. mucous )lands of %ard=soft palate $osterior superior nasal ns. mucous )lands of nasal mucosa ,an)lionic -ranc%es >y)omatic n. ":1# Lacrimal n. ":1# tear production ,an)lionic -ranc%es nfraor-ital n. ":1#+ $osterior superior alveolar ns. 8ucous )lands of )ums $%aryn)eal n. 8ucous )lands of p%aryn! Submandibular 'ympat%etic "see Netter 119#& :entral root& 01201 'ympat%etic trunk [Superior cer!ical ganglion 6!ternal carotid a. $le!us on *acial=Lin)ual arteries Submandibular $arasympat%etic "see Netter 119#& *acial n. ": # C%orda tympani n. ": # Lin)ual n. ":3# [Submandibular Ganglion 'u-mandi-ular )land+ su-lin)ual )lands

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"tic 'ympat%etic "see Netter 118#& :entral root& 01201 'ympat%etic trunk [Superior cer!ical ganglion 6!ternal carotid a. $le!us on middle menin)eal a. "tic $arasympat%etic "see Netter 118#& 4 nferior salivatory nucleus 5 ,lossop%aryn)eal n. " ?# 4 nferior ,an)lion5 0ympanic nerve " ?# 0ympanic $le!us ": and 3. ?# Lesser petrosal n. " ?# ["tic ganglion @uriculotemporal n. ":3# $arotid )land