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  2. Thoracic splanchnic nerves - Wikipedia

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    Greater splanchnic nerve [1] [2] T5–T9 [1] T5–T9 T5–T10 [3] The greater splanchnic nerve travels through the diaphragm and enters the abdominal cavity. Its fibers synapse at the celiac ganglia. [4] The nerve contributes to the celiac plexus, a network of nerves located in the vicinity of where the celiac trunk branches from the abdominal ...

  3. Celiac plexus - Wikipedia

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    Lower half of right sympathetic cord. A blunt injury to the celiac plexus normally resolves with rest and deep breathing. A celiac plexus block by means of fluoroscopically guided injection is sometimes used to treat intractable pain from cancers [2] such as pancreatic cancer.

  4. Celiac ganglia - Wikipedia

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    Part of the sympathetic subdivision of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), the two celiac ganglia are the largest ganglia in the ANS, and they innervate most of the digestive tract. They have the appearance of lymph glands and are placed on either side of the midline in front of the crura of the diaphragm , close to the suprarenal glands (also ...

  5. Superior hypogastric plexus - Wikipedia

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    The superior hypogastric plexus receives contributions from the two lower lumbar splanchnic nerves (L3-L4), which are branches of the chain ganglia. They also contain parasympathetic fibers which arise from pelvic splanchnic nerve (S2-S4) and ascend from inferior hypogastric plexus; it is more usual for these parasympathetic fibers to ascend to the left-handed side of the superior hypogastric ...

  6. Superior mesenteric plexus - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  7. Sympathetic trunk - Wikipedia

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    The sympathetic trunk is a fundamental part of the sympathetic nervous system, and part of the autonomic nervous system. It allows nerve fibres to travel to spinal nerves that are superior and inferior to the one in which they originated. Also, a number of nerves, such as most of the splanchnic nerves, arise directly from the trunks.

  8. Hepatic plexus - Wikipedia

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    The hepatic plexus is a sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve plexus that provides innervation to the parenchyma of the liver as well as contributing innervation to some other abdominal structures. Its sympathetic component is derived from the coeliac and superior mesenteric plexuses; its parasympathetic component is derived from the anterior ...

  9. Splanchnic nerves - Wikipedia

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    Nerve Pre-/postsynaptic [2] autonomic system [2] Origin [2] Targets [2] Cardiopulmonary nerves: Postsynaptic: sympathetic: cervical and upper thoracic ganglia: Thoracic cavity: Thoracic splanchnic nerves: generally: Presynaptic: lower thoracic ganglia: Prevertebral ganglia: Greater splanchnic nerve: T5–T9 or T10: Celiac ganglia: Lesser ...