Superior mesenteric ganglion

Superior mesenteric ganglion

Sympathetic (red) and parasympathetic (blue) nervous system
Details
To superior mesenteric plexus
Identifiers
Latin ganglion mesentericum superius
Dorlands
/Elsevier
g_02/12384690
TA A14.3.03.030
FMA 77589

Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

In the upper part of the superior mesenteric plexus close to the origin of the superior mesenteric artery is a ganglion, the superior mesenteric ganglion.

The superior mesenteric ganglion is the synapsing point for one of the pre- and post-synaptic nerves of the sympathetic division of the autonomous nervous system. Specifically, contributions to the Superior Mesenteric Ganglion arise from TV10 and TV11. This nerve goes on to innervate the small intestine, the ascending colon and the transverse colon.[1]

References

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

  1. Nervous System and Sensory Organs

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