Renal plexus

Last revised by Craig Hacking on 19 Oct 2022

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Citation:

Hacking C, Renal plexus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-154804

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-154804

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/154804

rID:

154804

Article created:

19 Oct 2022, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Craig Hacking had the following disclosures:

These were assessed during peer review and were determined to not be relevant to the changes that were made.

Last revised:

19 Oct 2022, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had the following disclosures:

These were assessed during peer review and were determined to not be relevant to the changes that were made.

Revisions:

2 times, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Vascular, Central Nervous System, Urogenital

Sections:

Anatomy

Synonyms:

The renal plexus (plural: plexuses) is an autonomic nerve plexus and ganglia located in the upper abdomen and is a lateral perivascular extension of the aorticorenal plexus.

location: bilateral plexuses and ganglia lie on the renal arteries lateral to the aorticorenal plexuses
origin:
- preganglionic sympathetic fibers via the lesser splanchnic nerves and L1 lumbar splanchnic nerve and postganglionic fibers from the celiac and aorticorenal ganglia
- preganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the vagus nerves
branches and supply: gives origin to a complex network of small branches which follow the renal artery branches into the kidney
- supplies the kidneys and upper ureters
relations: those of the proximal renal arteries