Superior mesenteric plexus
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The celiac ganglia with the sympathetic plexuses of the abdominal viscera radiating from the ganglia.
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Latin | plexus mesentericus superior |
From | celiac plexus |
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Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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The superior mesenteric plexus is a continuation of the lower part of the celiac plexus, receiving a branch from the junction of the right vagus nerve with the plexus.
It surrounds the superior mesenteric artery, accompanies it into the mesentery, and divides into a number of secondary plexuses, which are distributed to all the parts supplied by the artery, viz., pancreatic branches to the pancreas; intestinal branches to the small intestine; and ileocolic, right colic, and middle colic branches, which supply the corresponding parts of the great intestine.
The nerves composing this plexus are white in color and firm in texture; in the upper part of the plexus close to the origin of the superior mesenteric artery is the superior mesenteric ganglion.
Additional images
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Gray849.png
Lower half of right sympathetic cord.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- figures/chapter_32/32-6.HTM — Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School
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