A ganglion in the upper part of the superior mesenteric plexus that is the synapsing point for one of the pre- and post-synaptic nerves of the sympathetic division of the autonomous nervous system. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_mesenteric_ganglion ]

This is just here as a test because I lose it

Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

human_reference_atlas

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Gray839.png

has related synonym

superior mesenteric ganglia

ganglion mesentericum superius

id

UBERON:0005479

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606