#summary Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion
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This page covers biological details of component Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion.
Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

  * *Top-down path to region*: Peripheral Nervous System -> Sensory Ganglia (PNS.SG) -> [BrainCenterLPC_PN_SG_DRG Dorsal Root Ganglia] (LPC.PN.SG.DRG) -> [BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion] (LPC.PN.SG.UDRG) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: sensory ganglion
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaLPC Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area] (LPC)
  * *Area circuit*: Upper Body Conscious Sensations (SBU)
  * *Role*: sensory.ganglion
  * *Function*: Integration of afferent signaling from cervical and upper thoracic somatic and viscera
  * *Notes to function*: 
   * C1-C8, T1-T6
(generated)
= Components =
(generated)


*Component items*:
  * *Cervical Dorsal Root Ganglia* (*AVA.PN.SG.DRG.CX*): touch/proprioception/vibration sensory pathway
   * *Upper Cervical Dorsal Root Ganglia* (*AVA.PN.SG.DRG.UC*): Integration of afferent signaling from meningles, head, neck
   * *Lower Cervical Dorsal Root Ganglia* (*AVA.PN.SG.DRG.LC*): Integration of afferent signaling from shoulder, arms

= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/LPC.PN.SG.UDRG.dot.png

*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaTEA TEA] || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_BREAST TARGET.TEA.BREAST] || Breast || breast-skin-receptors || (none) ||(unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_FACE TARGET.TEA.FACE] || Face || face-parotid-skin || (none) ||(unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_HAND TARGET.TEA.HAND] || Hand || hand-somatic-receptors || (none) ||(unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_HEART TARGET.TEA.HEART] || Heart || heart-visceral || (none) ||(unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_LUNG TARGET.TEA.LUNG] || Lung || pericardium-pleura-receptors || (none) ||(unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_NECK TARGET.TEA.NECK] || Neck || neck-low-cutaneous-receptors || (none) ||(unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_TRUNK TARGET.TEA.TRUNK] || Trunk || trunk-upper-somatic-receptors || (none) ||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainAreaTSA TSA] || [BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EAR TARGET.TSA.EAR] || Ear || ear-external-skin || (none) ||(unknown reference) ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLPC LPC] || [BrainRegionLPC_HL_ACU LPC.HL.ACU] || Accessory Cuneate Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionLPC_HL_CU LPC.HL.CU] || Cuneate Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionLPC_HL_TGS_STR LPC.HL.TGS.STR] || Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_CBS LPC.SC.IZ.CBS] || Centrobasalis Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_CCV LPC.SC.IZ.CCV] || Central Cervical Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_IMM LPC.SC.IZ.IMM] || Intermediomedial Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_CL LPC.SC.PH.CL] || Clarke Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_NP LPC.SC.PH.NP] || Proprius Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_UMG LPC.SC.PH.UMG] || Upper Marginal Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_USG LPC.SC.PH.USG] || Upper Substantia Gelatinosa || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
(generated)

  * no circuits defined

= References =
(generated)

  * no references defined