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Roots of the ciliary ganglion information


Ciliary ganglion
Pathways in the ciliary ganglion. Green = parasympathetic; Red = sympathetic; Blue = sensory
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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The ciliary ganglion is a parasympathetic ganglion located just behind the eye in the posterior orbit. Three types of axons enter the ciliary ganglion but only the preganglionic parasympathetic axons synapse there. The entering axons are arranged into three roots of the ciliary ganglion, which join enter the posterior surface of the ganglion.

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