Inferior mesenteric ganglion

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
To	inferior mesenteric plexus
Identifiers
Latin	ganglion mesentericum inferius
Dorlands /Elsevier	g_02/12384685
TA	A14.3.03.037
FMA	77590
*Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy* [edit on Wikidata]

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

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Sympathetic (red) and parasympathetic (blue) nervous system

References

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

External links

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

Anatomy of the autonomic nervous system

Head

Sympathetic	Ciliary ganglion: roots Sensory Sympathetic Short ciliary

Parasympathetic	Ciliary ganglion: roots Sensory Parasympathetic Short ciliary Pterygopalatine ganglion: deep petrosal nerve of pterygoid canal branches of distribution: greater palatine inferior posterior nasal branches lesser palatine nasopalatine medial superior posterior nasal branches pharyngeal Submandibular ganglion Otic ganglion

Neck

Sympathetic	paravertebral ganglia: Cervical ganglia Superior Middle Inferior Stellate ganglion prevertebral plexus: Cavernous plexus Internal carotid

Chest

Sympathetic	paravertebral ganglia: Thoracic ganglia prevertebral plexus: Cardiac plexus Esophageal plexus Pulmonary plexus Thoracic aortic plexus splanchnic nerves: cardiopulmonary thoracic cardiac nerves: Superior Middle Inferior

Abdomen

Sympathetic	paravertebral ganglia: Lumbar ganglia prevertebral ganglia: Celiac ganglia Aorticorenal Superior mesenteric ganglion Inferior mesenteric ganglion prevertebral plexus: Celiac plexus Hepatic Splenic Pancreatic aorticorenal Abdominal aortic plexus Renal/Suprarenal Superior mesenteric Gastric Inferior mesenteric Spermatic Ovarian Superior hypogastric hypogastric nerve Superior rectal Inferior hypogastric Vesical Prostatic / Cavernous nerves of penis Uterovaginal Middle rectal splanchnic nerves: Lumbar splanchnic nerves

Enteric	Submucous plexus Myenteric plexus

Pelvis

Sympathetic	paravertebral ganglia: Sacral ganglia Ganglion impar splanchnic nerves: Sacral splanchnic nerves

Parasympathetic	splanchnic nerves: Pelvic splanchnic nerves

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Inferior mesenteric ganglion

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