BrainRegionLAC PN PSYM OTG

Otic Ganglion

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

• Top-down path to region: Peripheral Nervous System -> Parasympathetic Ganglia (PN.PSYM) -> Otic Ganglion (LAC.PN.PSYM.OTG) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: parasympathetic ganglion
• Brain area: Lower Brain - Autonomous Control Area
• Role: parasympathetic
• Function: Parotid gland

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Components

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• no child items defined

Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
LAC	LAC.HM.SAL.ISL	Inferior Salivatory Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Autonomic nervous system (ISL -> OTG)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
TEA	TARGET.TEA.FEEDER	Mouth feeder	parotid-gland	(unknown reference)

Thirdparty Circuits

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• Face muscles - see Reference

• Autonomic nervous system - see Reference

References

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