spinal ganglion
anatomy
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A spinal ganglion is a cluster of nerve cell bodies located on the dorsal root of each spinal nerve. These ganglia are part of the peripheral nervous system and house the cell bodies of sensory neurons. Sensory fibers carrying impulses toward the central nervous system originate from these neurons. Spinal ganglia are oval swellings found on the dorsal roots of spinal nerves and lack synaptic connections between neurons within the ganglion itself.123
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