#summary 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 (PNS.PSYM) -> [BrainCenterPN_PSYM_HD Head and Neck Parasympathetic Ganglia] (PN.PSYM.HD) -> [BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_SPG Sphenopalatine Ganglion] (LAC.PN.PSYM.SPG) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: parasympathetic ganglion
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaLAC Lower Brain - Autonomous Control Area] (LAC)
  * *Area circuit*: Salivation and Tears Control (LAS)
  * *Role*: parasympathetic.ganglion
  * *Function*: Lacrimal, nasal and palatine glands
  * *Comments*: from SSL sympathetic, to nasal (smelling and moisturing) and palatine (create antibodies, immunity booster) glands
  * *Notes to function*: 
   * Head and neck region
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= Components =
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  * no child items defined

= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/LAC.PN.PSYM.SPG.dot.png

*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLAC LAC] || [BrainRegionLAC_HL_SAL_SSL LAC.HL.SAL.SSL] || Superior Salivatory Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.neurophysiology.ws/autonomicns.htm Autonomic nervous system (SSL -> SPG)] ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaTEA TEA] || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_FEEDER TARGET.TEA.FEEDER] || Mouth feeder || uvulae-muscle || (none) || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_PROTECTOR TARGET.TEA.PROTECTOR] || Immunity glands and meninges || hard-palate-mucosal-gland || (none) || (unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainAreaTSA TSA] || [BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EYE TARGET.TSA.EYE] || Eye || eye-tears-gland || (none) || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_NOSE TARGET.TSA.NOSE] || Nose || nose-nasal-glands || (none) || (unknown reference) ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
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  * [http://lh6.ggpht.com/_oj6TkG186pI/S0_jLifQ2NI/AAAAAAAAA90/WWFumK1zOyw/s1600-h/image%5B7%5D.png Face muscles] - see [http://www.medicallecturenotes.com/trigeminal-nerve/ Reference] (CM.FACE-MUSCLES)

 CLG=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_CLG Ciliary Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.CLG]
 OTG=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_OTG Otic Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.OTG]
 SMG=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_SXG Submandibular Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.SXG]
 SPG=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_SPG Sphenopalatine Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.SPG]
<img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_oj6TkG186pI/S0_jLifQ2NI/AAAAAAAAA90/WWFumK1zOyw/s1600-h/image%5B7%5D.png" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

  * [http://www.neurophysiology.ws/images/fig-4.gif Autonomic nervous system] - see [http://www.neurophysiology.ws/autonomicns.htm Reference] (CM.AUTONOMIC-MUSCLES)

 CLG=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_CLG Ciliary Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.CLG]
 DM=[BrainRegionLAC_HL_VGN Vagus Nucleus,LAC.HL.VGN]
 EPG=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_EPG Episcleral Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.EPG]
 EWN=[BrainRegionLAC_MM_EWN Edinger-Westphal Nucleus,LAC.MM.EWN]
 EYE=[BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EYE Eye,TARGET.TSA.EYE]
 ISL=[BrainRegionLAC_HL_SAL_ISL Inferior Salivatory Nucleus,LAC.HL.SAL.ISL]
 OTG=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_OTG Otic Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.OTG]
 SMG=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_SXG Submandibular Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.SXG]
 SPG=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_SPG Sphenopalatine Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.SPG]
 SSL=[BrainRegionLAC_HL_SAL_SSL Superior Salivatory Nucleus,LAC.HL.SAL.SSL]
<img src="http://www.neurophysiology.ws/images/fig-4.gif" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">


= References =
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  * http://www.medicallecturenotes.com/trigeminal-nerve/
  * http://www.neurophysiology.ws/autonomicns.htm