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The otic ganglion is a small parasympathetic ganglion located immediately below the foramen ovale in the infratemporal fossa and on the medial surface of the mandibular nerve. It is functionally associated with the glossopharyngeal nerve and innervates the parotid gland for salivation. It is one of four parasympathetic ganglia of the head and neck.
Post-ganglionic parasympathetic secretomotor nerve fibres from the otic ganglion join and "hitch-hike" along the auriculotemporal nerve, leaving the nerve as it passes across the anteromedial surface of the parotid gland to enter and innervate said gland. [2]: 359–360
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Ciliary ganglion; O. Otic ganglion; P. Pterygopalatine ...
trigeminal ganglion (CN V) geniculate ganglion (CN VII) spiral ganglion (CN VIII) vestibular ganglion aka Scarpa's ganglion (CN VIII) [2] superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve; inferior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve; superior ganglion of vagus nerve; inferior ganglion of vagus nerve
The submandibular ganglion is small and fusiform in shape. It is situated above the deep portion of the submandibular gland, on the hyoglossus muscle, near the posterior border of the mylohyoid muscle. The ganglion 'hangs' by two nerve filaments from the lower border of the lingual nerve (itself a branch of the mandibular nerve, CN V 3). It is ...
Its parasympathetic root is derived from the nervus intermedius (a part of the facial nerve) through the greater petrosal nerve.. In the pterygopalatine ganglion, the preganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the greater petrosal branch of the facial nerve synapse with neurons whose postganglionic axons, vasodilator, and secretory fibers are distributed with the deep branches of the trigeminal ...
The large sensory root of mandibular nerve emerges from the lateral part of the trigeminal ganglion and exits the cranial cavity through the foramen ovale. The motor root (Latin: radix motoria s. portio minor ), the small motor root of the trigeminal nerve , passes under the trigeminal ganglion and through the foramen ovale to unite with the ...
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Ciliary ganglion; O. Otic ganglion; P. Pterygopalatine ...