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| Nerve: Abdominal aortic plexus | |
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| The celiac ganglia with the sympathetic plexuses of the abdominal viscera radiating from the ganglia. (Aortic plexus labeled at left.) | |
| Latin | plexus aorticus abdominalis |
| Gray's | subject #220 987 |
| From | celiac plexus, superior mesenteric plexus |
| To | superior hypogastric plexus |
The abdominal aortic plexus (aortic plexus) is formed by branches derived, on either side, from the celiac plexus and ganglia, and receives filaments from some of the lumbar ganglia.
It is situated upon the sides and front of the aorta, between the origins of the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries.
From this plexus arise part of the spermatic, the inferior mesenteric, and the hypogastric plexuses; it also distributes filaments to the inferior vena cava.
Additional images
 The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses. |
 Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac and hypogastric plexuses. |
 Lower half of right sympathetic cord. |
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