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Sphenopalatine Ganglion

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This page covers biological details of component Sphenopalatine Ganglion. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• *Top-down path to region*: Peripheral Nervous System -> Parasympathetic Ganglia (PN.PSYM) -> Sphenopalatine Ganglion (LAC.PN.PSYM.SPG) (see Mind Maps)
• *Type*: parasympathetic ganglion
• *Brain area*: Lower Brain - Autonomous Control Area
• *Role*: parasympathetic
• *Function*: Lacrimal, nasal and palatine glands
• *Notes to function*: Head and neck region

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Components

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Connectivity

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• Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Reference* || || LAC || BrainRegionLAC_HM_SAL_SSL LAC.HM.SAL.SSL || Superior Salivatory Nucleus || excitatory-glu || [Autonomic nervous system (SSL -> SPG)] ||

• Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Reference* || || TEA || BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_FEEDER TARGET.TEA.FEEDER || Mouth feeder || uvulae-muscle || (unknown reference) || || || TARGET.TEA.PROTECTOR || Immunity glands and meninges || hard-palate-mucosal-gland || (unknown reference) || || TSA || BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EYE TARGET.TSA.EYE || Eye || eye-tears-gland || (unknown reference) || || || TARGET.TSA.NOSE || Nose || nose-nasal-glands || (unknown reference) ||

Thirdparty Circuits

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• [muscles] - see [Reference]

• [nervous system] - see [Reference]

References

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• http://www.medicallecturenotes.com/trigeminal-nerve/
• http://www.neurophysiology.ws/autonomicns.htm