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Nervous system & sense organs

Sympathetic trunk

Truncus sympathicus

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System
Nervous system & sense organs
Regions
Neck, Trunk
Side
Left and right
Part of
Thoracolumbar part of autonomic division
Sympathetic trunk (Truncus sympathicus) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

DescriptionUnreviewed

The sympathetic trunks (sympathetic chain, gangliated cord) are a paired bundle of nerve fibers that run from the base of the skull to the coccyx.

They are a major component of the sympathetic nervous system.

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Parts

Names

Latin
Truncus sympathicus
English
Sympathetic trunk
French
Tronc sympathique
Spanish
Tronco simpático
Portuguese
Tronco simpático

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