💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Spiral ganglion"
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| cochlear nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) A nerve that arises in the spiral ganglion of the cochlea and carries auditory sensory information from the organ of Corti directly to the brain. |
| vestibular ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) A sensory ganglion in the trunk of the vestibular nerve in the internal auditory canal that contains cell bodies supplying nerve fibers comprising the vestibular nerve. |
| ciliary ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) A small autonomic ganglion on the nasociliary branch of the ophthalmic nerve receiving preganglionic fibers from the oculomotor nerve and sending postganglionic fibers to the ciliary muscle and to the iris sphincter. |
| spinal ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) A ganglion in the dorsal root of a spinal nerve. |
| ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) An encapsulated collection of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber. |
| autonomic ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) A cluster of nerve cell bodies (a ganglion) in the autonomic nervous system. |
| vestibular nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) A branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve that consists of bipolar neurons with cell bodies collected in the vestibular ganglion, with peripheral processes passing to the semicircular canals, utricle, and saccule, and with central processes passing to the vestibular nuclei of the medulla oblongata. |
| neuroganglionnoun | The ganglion of a nerve |
| geniculate ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) A small reddish ganglion consisting of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells located at the sharp backward angle of the facial nerve. |
| dorsal root ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) A ganglion in the dorsal root of a spinal nerve. |
| nucleusnoun | (chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons. |
| inferior ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) The lower and larger of the two sensory ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve. |
| cervical ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) Any of three sympathetic ganglia on each side of the neck. |
| otic ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy, zootomy) A small parasympathetic ganglion that is associated with the mandibular nerve, situated near the foramen ovale of the sphenoid bone, receives preganglionic fibers from the glossopharyngeal nerve by way of the lesser petrosal nerve, and sends postganglionic parasympathetic fibres to the parotid gland by way of the auriculotemporal nerve. |
| basal ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) Any of a group of nuclei in the brain interconnected with the cerebral cortex, thalamus and brainstem. |
| semilunar ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) Synonym of trigeminal ganglion. |
| vestibulocochlear nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Each of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the organs of hearing and balance in the inner ear to the brain. |
| geniculate nucleusnoun | (neuroanatomy) Either of two pairs of structures situated on the lower surface of the thalamus that relay sensory impulses to the cortex: the lateral geniculate nucleus, which relays visual impulses, and the medial geniculate nucleus, which relays auditory impulses. |
| cell bodynoun | (cytology) The main body of a cell, containing its nucleus and organelles (as opposed to various projections or elements of external structure such as cell wall, flagella, dendrites, etc.). |
| inferior cervical ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) A ganglion that is located between the base of the transverse process of the seventh cervical vertebra and the fifth rib and is usually partly or completely fused with the first thoracic ganglion to form the stellate ganglion. |
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