(anatomy) A spindle-shaped, flattened canal of the cervix (the neck of the uterus), communicating with the uterine cavity and the vagina.

(neuroanatomy) A nerve loop from the upper cervical nerves that accompanies the hypoglossal nerve and innervates the infrahyoid muscles.

Relating to the neck and the proprioceptors of the cervical spine

(neuroanatomy) A plexus formed by the anterior divisions of the four upper cervical nerves.

(neuroanatomy) One of the spinal nerves of the cervical region of which there are eight on each side in most mammals including humans.

plural of cervical ganglion

plural of superior cervical ganglion

plural of inferior cervical ganglion

plural of middle cervical ganglion

(neuroanatomy) A ganglion at the top of the sympathetic chain that lies between the internal carotid artery and the second and third cervical vertebrae and that sends postganglionic fibers to the heart, larynx, and pharynx, and to the head.