Multiple choice

Which among the following is also called Scarpa's ganglion?

  1. Sympathetic ganglia

  2. Parasympathetic ganglia

  3. Spiral ganglion

  4. Vestibular nerve ganglion

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Explanation

The vestibular nerve ganglion also called Scarpa's ganglion is the ganglion of the vestibular nerve. It contains the cell bodies of the bipolar primary afferent neurons whose peripheral processes form synaptic contact with hair cells of the vestibular sensory end organs.