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Definition of Otic ganglion
1. Noun. An autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland.
Medical Definition of Otic ganglion
1. An autonomic ganglion situated below the foramen ovale medial to the mandibular nerve; its postganglionic, parasympathetic fibres are distributed to the parotid gland. Synonym: ganglion oticum, Arnold's ganglion, auricular ganglion, otoganglion. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Otic Ganglion
Literary usage of Otic ganglion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The otic ganglion (Arnold's) is a small, oval-shaped, flattened ganglion of a
reddish-gray color, situated immediately below the foramen ovale, ..."
2. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Allen Thomson, George Dancer Thane (1882)
"... on the filaments passing from the lingual nerve to the sublingual gland (fig
331, 8). otic ganglion. The otic ganglion, or ganglion of Arnold, ..."
3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"otic ganglion AND TENSOR VELI PALATINI. During the dissection of the submaxillary
region the dissector has noted a nerve ganglion, the submaxillary ganglion ..."
4. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"The otic ganglion and its connections should now be displayed, and afterwards
the tensor veli palatini muscle should be cleaned and followed from its origin ..."
5. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The branches of communication of the auriculotemporal nerve are with the facial
nerve and with the otic ganglion. The branches to the facial, usually two in ..."
6. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1903)
"otic ganglion—NASAL FOSSAE. Dissection.—The portion of the lower jaw which still
remains, together with the tongue and larynx, must now be removed from the ..."
7. Practical Anatomy a Manual of Dissections by Christopher Heath (1877)
"[If the part is not too much decomposed, the otic ganglion may ln- exposed, ...
The otic ganglion gives branches to two muscles, the tensor tympani and the ..."
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