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 || BrainRegionLAC_HM_SAL_ISL 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 || BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_FEEDER TARGET.TEA.FEEDER || Mouth feeder || parotid-gland || (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