Segmental ganglia

The segmental ganglia (singular: s. ganglion) are ganglia of the annelid and arthropod central nervous system that lie in the segmented ventral nerve cord. The ventral nerve cord itself is a chain of (metameric) segmental ganglia, some compressed. [1]

References
  1. Smarandache-Wellmann, Carmen Ramona (2016-10-24). "Arthropod neurons and nervous system". Current Biology. 26 (20): R960–R965. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.07.063. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 27780069.


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