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Parasympathetic Ganglia Anatomy of the Head and Neck

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Dr. P here talking about the ganglia of the head neck,

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and I want to focus on the parasympathetic ganglia.

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There are four of them in the head and neck,

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two of them are visible here at the pterygopalatine ganglion,

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also known as Meckel's ganglion.

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The nasal ganglion and the sphenopalatine ganglion.

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Then we've got this one below

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the submandibular ganglion,

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an important one, and two that do not appear in

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this classic drawing from Grey's Anatomy,

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the ciliary ganglion,

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which controls the sphincter pupillae

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of the sympathetic nervous system via V1,

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and parasympathetics via the third nerve.

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Then we've got the otic ganglion.

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That's the one that's kind of oft-overlooked.

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It's located inside the mandibular condyle,

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really hard to kind of place it right here,

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but I'll just got to put it in this region.

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It's not an exact placement,

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but just to talk about its function and its

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associated with the tensor tympani and tensor veli

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veli palatini with parasympathetic function via nerves 7 and 9.

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Then we get into the two that were most

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interested in that are drawn in here.

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Again, the pterygopalatine ganglion and the maxillary ganglion.

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The pterygopalatine ganglion supplies

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the lacrimal and the nasal cavity

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via the fifth nerve, and the vidian nerve.

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We'll talk a little bit more about it in a second.

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And the otic...

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Sorry.

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And the submandibular ganglion

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provides secretory function to the

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submandibular glands and the sublingual glands,

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receives quite a bit of information and

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support from the corda timpani from the 7th nerve.

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So now, let's have a look on MRI of our

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parasympathetic ganglia and their association,

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or lack thereof with cranial nerve

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5 in the head and neck.

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Stephen J Pomeranz, MD

Chief Medical Officer, ProScan Imaging. Founder, MRI Online

ProScan Imaging

Tags

Salivary Glands

Paranasal sinuses

Orbit

Oral Cavity/Oropharynx

Neuroradiology

MRI

Head and Neck

Brain

Aerodigestive system

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