ISSN:
1432-0568
Keywords:
Ciliary ganglion
;
Parasympathetic ganglia
;
Oculomotor nerve
;
Autonomic ganglion
;
Eye innervation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The orbits of 13 mammalian species (Pig, sika deer, domestic sheep, horse, cat, fox, racoon dog, marten, rat, rabbit, crab-eating macaque, japanese macaque and man) were stained with silver nitrate and dissected under a dissecting microscope with special attention to the presence and location of the accessory ciliary ganglion. Some preparations were stained with thionin and examined as whole-mounts in a transmission microscope. The accessory ciliary ganglion was present in all 13 species, although the number and degree of development varied greatly from species to species. The accessory ciliary ganglion could readily differentiated from the main ciliary ganglion in the following respects: it was located on the short ciliary nerve, and it had no root derived directly from the inferior trunk of the oculomotor nerve and it never attaches to this nerve. In many species, ganglion cells were also scattered in the short ciliary nerves in the stained whole preparations. In a few species, there were one or more small ganglia on the nerve to the inferior oblique muscle.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00309772
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