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First Thoracic Ganglion
Abstract
The first thoracic is usually larger than the others and is variable in shape (ovoid or semilunar). It may be fused with the inferior cervical (stellate) or second thoracic ganglion.
The first thoracic is usually larger than the others and is variable in shape (ovoid or semilunar). It may be fused with the inferior cervical (stellate) or second thoracic ganglion.
Riferimenti dell’opera originale
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Anatomical classification
- Systems:
- Nervous system
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Adaptation of «First Thoracic Ganglion — Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System» by Ronald A. Bergman, Adel K. Afifi, Ryosuke Miyauchi. Source: https://www.anatomyatlases.org/AnatomicVariants/NervousSystem/Text/FirstThoracicGanglion.shtml Original work distributed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.it). Adaptation by Redazione AIVA. Changes from the original: Testo originale inglese riprodotto integralmente e riorganizzato nel formato scheda del portale (sintesi, testo, riferimenti), senza modificarne le affermazioni. La traduzione italiana non è ancora stata eseguita, e la pagina lo dichiara. Le figure non sono state copiate: sono collegate alla pagina d’origine. This publication is not approved or endorsed by the authors of the original work.
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