Superior mesenteric ganglion

Superior mesenteric ganglion
Sympathetic (red) and parasympathetic (blue) nervous system
Details
To	superior mesenteric plexus
Identifiers
Latin	ganglion mesentericum superius
TA98	A14.3.03.030
TA2	6641
FMA	77589
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [ edit on Wikidata]

The superior mesenteric ganglion is a ganglion in the upper part of the superior mesenteric plexus. It lies close to the origin of the superior mesenteric artery.

Structure

The superior mesenteric ganglion is the synapsing point for one of the pre- and post-synaptic nerves of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. Specifically, contributions to the superior mesenteric ganglion arise from the lesser splanchnic nerve, which typically arises from the spinal nerve roots of T10 and T11. ^[1] This nerve goes on to innervate the jejunum, the ileum, the ascending colon and the transverse colon. While the sympathetic input of the midgut is innervated by the sympathetic nerves of the thorax, parasympathetic innervation is done by the vagus nerve, which travels along the plexuses that arise from the anterior and posterior vagal trunks of the stomach. ^{[2] [ unreliable source? ]}

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 987 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

1. Felten, David L.; O'Banion, M. Kerry; Maida, Mary Summo (2016-01-01), Felten, David L.; O'Banion, M. Kerry; Maida, Mary Summo (eds.), "9 – Peripheral Nervous System" , Netter's Atlas of Neuroscience (Third Edition), Philadelphia: Elsevier, pp. 153–231, doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-26511-9.00009-6, ISBN   978-0-323-26511-9 , retrieved 2021-01-29
2. Nervous System and Sensory Organs

External links

• http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/intestines.html
• Nosek, Thomas M. "Section 6/6ch2/s6ch2_30". Essentials of Human Physiology. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24.