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    The superior cervical ganglion lies at the level of C2-C3 vertebrae behind the carotid sheath. It is the largest cervical sympathetic ganglion, representing the fusion of four ganglia corresponding to the upper four cervical spinal nerves. The cardiac branch forms from the inferior part of the superior cervical ganglion and may also receive a branch from between the superior and middle cervical ganglia. It runs down behind the common carotid artery, in front of the longus colli and crosses in front of the inferior thyroid artery and recurrent laryngeal nerve, containing only efferent fibers.

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    The superior cervical ganglion lies at the level of C2-C3 vertebrae behind the carotid sheath. It is the largest cervical sympathetic ganglion, representing the fusion of four ganglia corresponding to the upper four cervical spinal nerves. The cardiac branch forms from the inferior part of the superior cervical ganglion and may also receive a branch from between the superior and middle cervical ganglia. It runs down behind the common carotid artery, in front of the longus colli and crosses in front of the inferior thyroid artery and recurrent laryngeal nerve, containing only efferent fibers.

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    The superior cervical ganglion lies at the level of C2-C3 vertebrae behind the carotid sheath. It is the largest cervical sympathetic ganglion, representing the fusion of four ganglia corresponding to the upper four cervical spinal nerves. The cardiac branch forms from the inferior part of the superior cervical ganglion and may also receive a branch from between the superior and middle cervical ganglia. It runs down behind the common carotid artery, in front of the longus colli and crosses in front of the inferior thyroid artery and recurrent laryngeal nerve, containing only efferent fibers.

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    The superior cervical ganglion lies at the level of the second and third cervical vertebrae.

    It is
    situated behind the carotid sheath on the longus capitis muscle, a prevertebral muscle. It is the
    largest of the cervical sympathetic ganglia and is believed to represent the coalescence of four
    ganglia, which correspond with the upper four cervical spinal nerves.

    Two or more branches from the inferior part of the superior cervical ganglion form the cardiac
    branch that may also receive a branch from the trunk between the superior and middle cervical
    ganglia.

    The cardiac branch is believed to contain efferent fibers only. It runs down posterior to the
    common carotid artery, anterior to longus colli and crosses in front of the inferior thyroid artery
    and recurrent laryngeal nerve.

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