Intermesenteric plexus

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Intermesenteric plexus
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Identifiers
Latinplexus intermesentericus
TA98A14.3.03.031
TA26708
FMA18049
Anatomical terminology

The Intermesenteric plexus is a nerve plexus on the abdominal aorta, between the exits of the superior and inferior mesenteric artery.[1]

The lumbar splanchnic nerves terminate here, among other places.[2]

References

  1. ^ Essential Clinical Anatomy. K.L. Moore & A.M. Agur. Lippincott, 2 ed. 2002. Page 195
  2. ^ Essential Clinical Anatomy. K.L. Moore & A.M. Agur. Lippincott, 2 ed. 2002. Page 164