- superior mesenteric plexus
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superior mesenteric plexus
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Superior mesenteric plexus — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus mesentericus superior GraySubject = 220 GrayPage = 987 Caption = The celiac ganglia with the sympathetic plexuses of the abdominal viscera radiating from the ganglia. Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom … Wikipedia
mesenteric plexus — n either of two plexuses of the sympathetic nervous system lying mostly in the mesentery in close proximity to and distributed to the same structures as the corresponding mesenteric arteries: a) one associated with the inferior mesenteric artery… … Medical dictionary
Mesenteric plexus — may refer to: Superior mesenteric plexus Intermesenteric plexus Inferior mesenteric plexus This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
Superior mesenteric ganglion — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = ganglion mesentericum superius GraySubject = 220 GrayPage = 987 Caption = Sympathetic (red) and parasympathetic (blue) nervous system Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = BranchTo = superior mesenteric plexus … Wikipedia
Superior rectal plexus — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus rectalis superior GraySubject = 220 GrayPage = 987 Caption = Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = BranchTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = p 24 DorlandsSuf = 12648389 The superior rectal plexus … Wikipedia
Inferior mesenteric plexus — Infobox Nerve Name = Inferior mesenteric plexus Latin = plexus mesentericus inferior GraySubject = 220 GrayPage = 987 Caption = Lower half of right sympathetic cord. (Inferior mesenteric plexus labeled at center right.) Caption2 = The celiac… … Wikipedia
mesenteric ganglion — n either of two ganglionic masses of the sympathetic nervous system associated with the corresponding mesenteric plexus: a) a variable amount of massed ganglionic tissue of the inferior mesenteric plexus near the origin of the inferior mesenteric … Medical dictionary
plexus mesentericus superior — [TA] superior mesenteric plexus: a subdivision of the celiac plexus accompanying the superior mesenteric artery … Medical dictionary
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 coeliacus — 1. [TA] celiac plexus: a prevertebral plexus that lies on the front and sides of the aorta at the origins of the celiac trunk and superior mesenteric and renal arteries. It contains the paired celiac ganglia, the superior mesenteric ganglion (or… … Medical dictionary
