Anatomy
sensory ganglia
sen·so·ry gan·gli·a
Subclass of:
Peripheral Nervous System; Ganglia
Definitions related to ganglia, sensory:
  • (sensory ganglion) A cluster of nerve cell bodies that transmit sensory impulses and are located on either the dorsal root of a spinal nerve or on certain cranial nerves.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Clusters of neurons in the somatic peripheral nervous system which contain the cell bodies of sensory nerve axons. Sensory ganglia may also have intrinsic interneurons and non-neuronal supporting cells.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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