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of the inferior cervical ganglion join the cervical nerves C7-C8.
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184:middle cervical ganglion
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283:inferior thyroid artery
269:is continued on to the
205:gray rami communicantes
796:Thoracic aortic plexus
651:Submandibular ganglion
343:anatomical terminology
299:superior cardiac nerve
258:Inferior cardiac nerve
186:(but smaller than the
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763:paravertebral ganglia
688:paravertebral ganglia
303:common carotid artery
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281:. The plexus on the
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211:Relations
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