Inferior mesenteric ganglion

Inferior mesenteric ganglion
The celiac ganglia with the sympathetic plexuses of the abdominal viscera radiating from the ganglia.
Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac plexus and hypogastric plexus.
Details
To	inferior mesenteric plexus
Identifiers
Latin	ganglion mesentericum inferius
TA98	A14.3.03.037
TA2	6642
FMA	77590
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The inferior mesenteric ganglion is a ganglion located near where the inferior mesenteric artery branches from the abdominal aorta.

Additional images

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

Introduction to Autonomics, Part 2 - Page 4 of 12 anatomy module at med.umich.edu
Nosek, Thomas M. "Section 6/6ch2/s6ch2_30". Essentials of Human Physiology. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24.

Anatomy of the autonomic nervous system

Head

Sympathetic	Cervical ganglia: roots long ciliary Deep petrosal
Parasympathetic	Ciliary ganglion Roots Short ciliary 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	paravertebral ganglia: Cervical ganglia Superior Middle Inferior Stellate ganglion prevertebral plexus: Cavernous plexus Internal carotid

Sympathetic	paravertebral ganglia: Thoracic ganglia prevertebral plexus: Cardiac plexus Esophageal plexus Pulmonary plexus Thoracic aortic plexus splanchnic nerves: cardiopulmonary thoracic cardiac nerves: Superior Middle Inferior

Sympathetic	paravertebral ganglia: Lumbar ganglia prevertebral ganglia: Celiac ganglia Aorticorenal Superior mesenteric ganglion Inferior mesenteric ganglion prevertebral plexus: Celiac plexus Hepatic Splenic Pancreatic aorticorenal Abdominal aortic plexus Renal/Suprarenal Superior mesenteric Gastric Inferior mesenteric Spermatic Ovarian Superior hypogastric hypogastric nerve Superior rectal Inferior hypogastric Vesical Prostatic / Cavernous nerves of penis Uterovaginal Middle rectal splanchnic nerves: Lumbar splanchnic nerves
Enteric	Submucous plexus Myenteric plexus

Sympathetic

Sympathetic	paravertebral ganglia: Sacral ganglia Ganglion impar splanchnic nerves: Sacral splanchnic nerves
Parasympathetic	splanchnic nerves: Pelvic splanchnic nerves