Autonomic ganglion

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

Autonomic ganglia are clusters of neuronal cell bodies and their dendrites and are essentially a junction between autonomic nerves originating from the central nervous system and autonomic nerves innervating their target organs in the periphery.

The two main categories are:

• Sympathetic ganglia
• Parasympathetic ganglia

[edit] External links

• The Autonomic Nervous System from the University of Arizona