Ganglia

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Ganglia


  • Dorsal Root
    • contains cell bodies of unipolar sensory neurons
    • one with each spinal nerve root
    • covered in connective tissue
    • nerve cell bodies surrounded by much smaller satellite cells (for support)
    • no synapses
  • Autonomic
    • contains cell bodies of postsynaptic neurons
    • multipolar neurons synapse with presynaptic neurons in ganglion
 

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