ganglion - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • call: The cell bodies of these sensory nerves are grouped together in a small swelling called the dorsal root ganglion.

Adjective modifier

  • dorsal: The cell bodies of these sensory nerves are grouped together in a small swelling called the dorsal root ganglion.
  • trigeminal: HSV is transported along the axons to the sensory nerve cell bodies, which for the oral cavity are located within the trigeminal ganglion.
  • stellate: The patient is placed in the sitting position to facilitate the spread of anesthesia inferiorly to the stellate ganglion.

Modifies a noun

  • cyst: A ganglion cyst is a bump or mass that forms under the skin.
  • cell: In the visual pathway the fibers of the retinal ganglion cells form the optic nerve.
  • block: Stellate ganglion block - injection of local anesthetic around a group of nerves ( found in the neck area ).
  • neuron: For example, in the auditory system spiral ganglion neurons may be fire spontaneously when no sound is present.
  • axon: Retinal ganglion cell axon guidance in the mouse optic chiasm: expression and function of Robos and Slits.

Noun used with modifier

  • root: The cell bodies of these sensory nerves are grouped together in a small swelling called the dorsal root ganglion.
  • nerve: Other people believe that the virus only resides within the nerve ganglion, which is further away from the skin.
  • spiral: The overall length of the cochlea is shorter in Down's syndrome and the spiral ganglion cell population is reduced.
  • midget: At this eccentricity, three midget bipolar cells synapse with the midget ganglion cell.
  • wrist: Clinical bottom line In most cases wrist ganglia can safely be left alone, in the knowledge that they will fade away.

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