Inferior mesenteric ganglion

The inferior mesenteric ganglion is a ganglion located near where the inferior mesenteric artery branches from the abdominal aorta.

Inferior mesenteric ganglion
The celiac ganglia with the sympathetic plexuses of the abdominal viscera radiating from the ganglia.
Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac plexus and hypogastric plexus.
Details
Toinferior mesenteric plexus
Identifiers
Latinganglion mesentericum inferius
TAA14.3.03.037
FMA77590
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

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See also

  • Superior mesenteric ganglion

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  • Introduction to Autonomics, Part 2 - Page 4 of 12 anatomy module at med.umich.edu
  • Nosek, Thomas M. Essentials of Human Physiology. Section 6/6ch2/s6ch2_30


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