loading...| Preferred Name | ciliary ganglion | |
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| Definitions |
parasympathetic ganglion of the oculomotor nerve, located in the posterior part of the orbit between the lateral rectus muscle and the optic nerve; receives preganglionic fibers from the Edinger-Westphal (accessory oculomotor) nucleus of the oculomotor nerve and supplies postganglionic fibers for the ciliary muscle and for the constrictor muscle of the iris. |
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2049-9112 |
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C0229060 |
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| definition |
parasympathetic ganglion of the oculomotor nerve, located in the posterior part of the orbit between the lateral rectus muscle and the optic nerve; receives preganglionic fibers from the Edinger-Westphal (accessory oculomotor) nucleus of the oculomotor nerve and supplies postganglionic fibers for the ciliary muscle and for the constrictor muscle of the iris. |
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2049-9112 |
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2049-9112 |
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ciliary ganglion |
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T023 |
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