Intermesenteric plexus

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Intermesenteric plexus
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Identifiers
Latin plexus intermesentericus
TA98 A14.3.03.031
TA2 6708
FMA 18049
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