Cervical ganglia


The cervical ganglia are paravertebral ganglia of the sympathetic [nervous system]. Preganglionic nerves from the thoracic spinal cord enter into the cervical ganglions and synapse with its postganglionic fibers or nerves. The cervical ganglion has three paravertebral ganglia:
Nerves emerging from cervical sympathetic ganglia contribute to the cardiac plexus, among other things.
Unlike all other ganglia, the medial branches of the cervical ganglia are 95% postganglionic axons.