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The sympathetic root of ciliary ganglion is one of three roots of the ciliary ganglion, a tissue mass behind the eye. It contains ''postganglionic'' sympathetic fibers whose cell bodies are located in the superior cervical ganglion. Their axons ascend with the ''internal carotid artery'' as a plexus of nerves, the carotid plexus. Sympathetic fibers innervating the eye separate from the carotid plexus within the cavernous sinus. They run forward through the superior orbital fissure and merge with the long ciliary nerves (branches of the ''nasociliary nerve'') and the short ciliary nerves (from the ciliary ganglion). Sympathetic fibers in the short ciliary nerves pass through the ciliary ganglion without forming synapses. ''Preganglionic'' sympathetic fibers originate from neurons in the ''intermediolateral column'' of the thoracic spinal cord, at the level of thoracic spinal nerve 1 (T1) and thoracic spinal nerve 2 (T2). They form synapses in the superior cervical ganglion. The ratio of incoming to outgoing fibers (the “convergence”) in this ganglion is approximately 100:1. Sympathetic motor neurons in the spinal cord are controlled by ''supranuclear'' pathways that descend through the brainstem and spinal cord. Interruption of the sympathetic chain at any level (from the brainstem to the ciliary ganglion) will produce pupillary constriction (miosis) and eyelid droop (ptosis) – the classic signs of Horner's syndrome. Sympathetic fibers from the superior cervical ganglion innervate blood vessels (vasoconstriction), sweat glands, and 5 eye muscles: the dilator pupillae,the ciliary muscle ,the superior tarsal muscle, the inferior tarsal muscle and the orbitalis. The ''dilator pupillae'' dilates the pupil; its action is antagonistic to the ''sphincter pupillae''. Pupil size is therefore under the dual control of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves. Postsynaptic sympathetic signals that originate in the superior cervical ganglion are carried by the nasociliary nerve or directly extend from the internal carotid plexus and pass through the ciliary ganglion. Sympathetic (adrenergic) activation of the muscle's beta-2 receptors result in relaxation and increase in ciliary body size. This tautens the zonule fibers and the lens is stretched flat, thereby decreasing its refractive power appropriately for far distance vision. The ''superior tarsal muscle'' elevates the upper eyelid. The levator palpebrae superioris, which is innervated by a branch of the oculomotor nerve, also elevates the upper eyelid. Eyelid elevation is therefore under both voluntary and involuntary control. Interruption of either pathway will result in eyelid droop (ptosis). The other two eye muscles with sympathetic innervation (the ''inferior tarsal'' muscle and the ''orbitalis'') are vestigial in humans. They are variable and often incompletely developed. ==See also== * Ciliary ganglion * Sensory root of ciliary ganglion * Parasympathetic root of ciliary ganglion 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sympathetic root of ciliary ganglion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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