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Prevertebral plexus
Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac plexus and hypogastric plexus.
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy[edit on Wikidata]

A prevertebral plexus is a nerve plexus which branches from a prevertebral ganglion.

References

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

External links

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/part_5/chapter_30.html

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Anatomy of the autonomic nervous system

Sympathetic

Parasympathetic

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

Sympathetic

Sympathetic

paravertebral ganglia: Thoracic ganglia

cardiac nerves: Superior
Middle
Inferior

Sympathetic

paravertebral ganglia: Lumbar ganglia

prevertebral plexus:
Celiac plexus

aorticorenal
- Abdominal aortic plexus
- Renal/Suprarenal
Superior mesenteric
- Gastric
Inferior mesenteric
- Spermatic
- Ovarian
Superior hypogastric
- hypogastric nerve
- Superior rectal
Inferior hypogastric

splanchnic nerves: Lumbar splanchnic nerves

Sympathetic

splanchnic nerves: Sacral splanchnic nerves

Parasympathetic

splanchnic nerves: Pelvic splanchnic nerves

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