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otic ganglion

[′ōd·ik ′gaŋ·glē‚än]
(neuroscience)
The nerve ganglion located immediately below the foramen ovale of the sphenoid bone.
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KEY WORDS: Rat; Otic ganglion; Autonomic nervous system; Histochemistry.
This description differs from the one observed in men, whose otic ganglion is sidelong the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve, posterior to the medium meningeal artery, and medially to the lifting muscle of the palatine veil (Williams et al.; Brodal).
Histochemical features of the extracellular matrix in Rattus rattus norvegicus otic ganglion / Caracteristicas histoquimicas de la matriz extracelular en el ganglio otico de Rattus rattus norvegicus
Ash & Pinto reasoned how the otic symptomatology can be generated by injury of the parasympathetic nerve fibers of the auriculotemporal nerve that travel from the otic ganglion and tympanic plexus (glosopharyngeal nerve).
Teorias de los sintomas oticos en los trastornos temporomandibulares: pasado y presente
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