Ganglia
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Ganglia consist of aggregations of neurons situated outside the central nervous system. Each ganglion is surrounded by a connective tissue capsule which is continuous with the epineurium and perineurium of the peripheral nerve.
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Connective trabeculae extend from the capsule into the ganglion to form a framework. Within the ganglion the nerve cells are separated into irregular groups by strands of connective tissue and by bundles of nerve fibres.
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Each ganglion cell is enveloped by a double layer. The outer part of capsule is composed of flat fibroblasts and connective tissue fibre which are continuous with the endoneurium of the associated nerve fibre.
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The inner part consists of a layer fusiform of satellite cells or amphicytes, which derived from the same source as the ganglion cells themselves.
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In large ganglia, stellate cells are present. The dendrites either terminate within the capsule or pass through capsule to form intercellular plexus of fibres depending on their length.
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Often two ganglion cells share a single capsule in smaller terminal ganglia such as those in the intestinal wall, many of the ganglion cells lack capsule parasympathetic ganglion cells are found in almost all visceral structures.
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Last modified: Saturday, 21 August 2010, 5:18 AM