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Thoracic aortic plexus

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Thoracic aortic plexus
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Identifiers
Latin	plexus aorticus thoracicus
TA98	A14.3.03.012
TA2	6658
FMA	77574
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy[edit on Wikidata]

The thoracic aortic plexus is a sympathetic plexus in the region of the thoracic aorta.

References

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

External links

figures/chapter_32/32-6.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School

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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

Anatomy

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