splanchnic nerves

splanchnic nerves
the series of nerves in the sympathetic system that are distributed to the blood vessels and viscera, passing forwards and downwards from the chain of sympathetic ganglia near the spinal cord to enter the abdomen and branch profusely.

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the nerves of the blood vessels and viscera, especially the visceral branches of the thoracic, abdominal (lumbar), and pelvic parts of the sympathetic trunks.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Splanchnic nerves — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Nerves of the autonomic nervous system, with splanchnic nerves seen in center. Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = BranchTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = n 04… …   Wikipedia

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  • splanchnic nerves — of or pertaining to the nerves which supply sympathetic nerve stimulus to the abdomen …   English contemporary dictionary

  • splanchnic nerves — the series of nerves in the sympathetic system that are distributed to the blood vessels and viscera, passing forwards and downwards from the chain of sympathetic ganglia near the spinal cord to enter the abdomen and branch profusely …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Thoracic splanchnic nerves — Nerve: Thoracic splanchnic nerves The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses. (Greater and lesser splanchnic nerves labeled at left.) …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • Sacral splanchnic nerves — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervi splanchnici sacrales GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Lower half of right sympathetic cord. (Sacral splanchnic nerves not pictures, but upper sacral ganglion and hypogastric plexus are labeled at… …   Wikipedia

  • Lumbar splanchnic nerves — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervi splanchnici lumbales GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = BranchTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = n 05 DorlandsSuf = 12566685 The lumbar splanchnic nerves are …   Wikipedia

  • splanchnic nerves lumbar — nervi splanchnici lumbales …   Medical dictionary

  • splanchnic nerves pelvic — radix parasympathica gangliorum pelvicorum …   Medical dictionary

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