Stellate ganglion
The stellate ganglion (or cervicothoracic ganglion) is a sympathetic ganglion formed by the fusion of the inferior cervical ganglion and the first thoracic (superior thoracic sympathetic) ganglion, which is present in 80% of individuals. Sometimes, the second and the third thoracic ganglia are included in this fusion.
| Stellate ganglion | |
|---|---|
Plan of right sympathetic cord and splanchnic nerves. (Stellate ganglion not visible, but region is shown.) | |
| Details | |
| From | inferior cervical ganglion, first thoracic ganglia |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ganglion cervicothoracicum, ganglion stellatum |
| MeSH | D013233 |
| TA98 | A14.3.01.020 |
| TA2 | 6612 |
| FMA | 6469 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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