#summary Superior Cervical Ganglion
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This page covers biological details of component Superior Cervical Ganglion.
Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.
* *Top-down path to region*: Peripheral Nervous System -> Sympathetic Ganglia (PNS.SYM) -> [BrainCenterLAC_PN_SYM_PA Paravertebral Sympathetic Ganglia] (LAC.PN.SYM.PA) -> [BrainRegionLAC_PN_SYM_SCG Superior Cervical Ganglion] (LAC.PN.SYM.SCG) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
* *Type*: sympathetic ganglion
* *Quality*: L0
* *Brain area*: [BrainAreaLAC Lower Brain - Autonomous Control Area] (LAC)
* *Area circuit*: Vision Autonomic Control (LAV)
* *Role*: sympathetic.ganglion
* *Function*: Eye, tear and salivatory glands
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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.SYM.SCG.dot.png
*Inbound Region Connections:*
|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLAC LAC] || [BrainRegionLAC_SC_IZ_CSC LAC.SC.IZ.CSC] || Ciliospinal Center || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.nature.com/pr/journal/v71/n3/fig_tab/pr201138f1.html Sympathetic and parasympathetic eye pathways (CC -> SCG)] ||
|| || [BrainRegionLAC_SC_IZ_IML LAC.SC.IZ.IML] || Intermediolateral Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||
|| || [BrainRegionLAC_SC_LH_LSN LAC.SC.LH.LSN] || Lateral Spinal Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||
*Outbound Region Connections:*
|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaTEA TEA] || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_HEART TARGET.TEA.HEART] || Heart || heart-cardiac-upper-muscle || (none) || (unknown reference) ||
|| || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_VESSELS TARGET.TEA.VESSELS] || Blood vessels || brachial-artery-vasoconstrictors || (none) || (unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainAreaTSA TSA] || [BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EYE TARGET.TSA.EYE] || Eye || eye-muscle-curvature-sympathetic || (none) || [http://www.nature.com/pr/journal/v71/n3/fig_tab/pr201138f1.html Sympathetic and parasympathetic eye pathways (SCG -> EYE)] ||
= Thirdparty Circuits =
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* [http://www.nature.com/pr/journal/v71/n3/images/pr201138f1.gif Sympathetic and parasympathetic eye pathways] - see [http://www.nature.com/pr/journal/v71/n3/fig_tab/pr201138f1.html Reference] (CP.EYE-SYM-PATHWAYS)
CC=[BrainRegionLAC_SC_IZ_CSC Ciliospinal Center,LAC.SC.IZ.CSC]
CLG=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_CLG Ciliary Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.CLG]
EWN=[BrainRegionLAC_MM_EWN Edinger-Westphal Nucleus,LAC.MM.EWN]
EYE=[BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EYE Eye,TARGET.TSA.EYE]
PHT=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_PN Posterior Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.PN]
SCG=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_SYM_SCG Superior Cervical Ganglion,LAC.PN.SYM.SCG]
* [http://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/31465/fnint-06-00094-r2/image_m/fnint-06-00094-g002.jpg Effect of light on pupil diameter] - see [http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnint.2012.00094/full Reference] (CP.PUPIL-REFLEX)
DMH=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_DM Dorsomedial Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.DM]
EW=[BrainRegionLAC_MM_EWN Edinger-Westphal Nucleus,LAC.MM.EWN]
EYE=[BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EYE Eye,TARGET.TSA.EYE]
GC=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_CLG Ciliary Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.CLG]
IML=[BrainRegionLAC_SC_IZ_CSC Ciliospinal Center,LAC.SC.IZ.CSC]
LC=[BrainRegionLMC_HT_LC Locus Coeruleus,LMC.HT.LC]
OPN=[BrainRegionLRC_MM_PT_PON Pretectal Olivary Nucleus,LRC.MM.PT.PON]
PVN=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_PV Paraventricular Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.PV]
RET=[BrainRegionLPC_FD_RT Retinal Nucleus,LPC.FD.RT]
SCG=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_SYM_SCG Superior Cervical Ganglion,LAC.PN.SYM.SCG]
SCN=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_SCN Suprachiasmatic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.SCN]
= References =
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* http://www.nature.com/pr/journal/v71/n3/fig_tab/pr201138f1.html
* http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnint.2012.00094/full