The autonomic nerve is a small nerve which carries postganglionic sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons from the zygomaticotemporal nerve; a branch of the maxillary nerve, to the lacrimal nerve; a branch of the ophthalmic nerve. These neurons derive from the superior cervical ganglion and the pterygopalatine ganglion respectively. They will travel to the lacrimal gland via the lacrimal nerve. Parasympathetic will induce lacrimation and vice versa. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nerve ]
Synonyms: visceral nerve nervus visceralis
Term information
- FMA:5866
- MESH:D017776
- SCTID:276145003
- Wikipedia:Autonomic_nerve
human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- nerve of head region
- part of some autonomic nervous system
- extends_fibers_into some autonomic ganglion
- branching part of some zygomaticotemporal nerve