| Vestibular ganglion | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ganglion vestibulare ganglion Scarpae |
| NeuroNames | 495 |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.123 |
| TA2 | 6309 |
| FMA | 53435 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The vestibular ganglion (also called Scarpa's ganglion) is the ganglion of the vestibular nerve. It is located inside the internal auditory meatus.
The ganglion contains the cell bodies of bipolar neurons whose peripheral processes form synaptic contact with hair cells of the vestibular sensory end organs. These include hair cells of the cristae ampullares of the semicircular duct and macula in the utricle and saccule.
It is named for Antonio Scarpa.[1][2]
At birth, it is already close to its final size.[3]
References
- ^ synd/2928 at Who Named It?
- ^ A. Scarpa. Anatomicarum annotationum. 2 volumes, Modena and Pavia, 1779, 1785. 2nd edition, Milano, 1792.
- ^ Sato H; Sando I; Takahashi H (September 1992). "Three-dimensional anatomy of human Scarpa's ganglion". Laryngoscope. 102 (9): 1056–63. doi:10.1288/00005537-199209000-00018. PMID 1518353.
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