pelvic plexus — noun : the inferior hypogastric plexus … Useful english dictionary
pelvic splanchnic nerve — n any of the groups of parasympathetic fibers that originate with cells in the second, third, and fourth sacral segments of the spinal cord, pass through the inferior portion of the hypogastric plexus, and supply the descending colon, rectum,… … Medical dictionary
Pelvic splanchnic nerves — Nerve: Pelvic splanchnic nerves Latin nervi pelvici splanchnici nervi erigentes From S2 S4 Pelvic splanchnic nerves or nervi erigentes are splanchnic nerves that arise from sacral spinal nerves S2, S3, S4 to provide parasympathetic innervation to … Wikipedia
plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and … Medical dictionary
plexus sacralis — [TA] sacral plexus: a plexus that lies in front of the piriform muscle, arising from the anterior branches of the last two lumbar nerves (which form the lumbosacral trunk) and the first four sacral nerves. It has twelve named branches, five… … Medical dictionary
plexus hypogastricus inferior — [TA] inferior hypogastric plexus: the plexus formed on each side anterior to the lower part of the sacrum, formed by the junction of the hypogastric and pelvic splanchnic nerves; branches are given off to the pelvic organs. Called also pelvic p … Medical dictionary
plexus venosus sacralis — [TA] sacral venous plexus: the plexus on the pelvic surface of the sacrum that receives the sacral intervertebral veins, anastomoses with neighboring lumbar and pelvic veins, and drains into the middle and lateral sacral veins … Medical dictionary
Pelvic cavity — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = cavitas pelvis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = primarily internal iliac lymph nodes MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c 16 DorlandsSuf … Wikipedia
plexus hypogastricus — noun a plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera • Syn: ↑hypogastric plexus • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus … Useful english dictionary
plexus sacralis — noun a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs • Syn: ↑sacral plexus • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus … Useful english dictionary