Superior hypogastric plexus
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- hypogastric nerves
- superior hypogastric ganglia
- superior hypogastric ganglion
The superior hypogastric plexus is an autonomic nerve plexus and ganglia located in the lower abdomen.
Summary
location: the plexus and ganglia lie anterior to the aortic bifurcation extending inferiorly between the common iliac arteries and along the left common iliac vein and median sacral vessels
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origin:
pelvic splanchnic branches (parasympathetic) from the right and left hypogastric nerves via the inferior hypogastric plexus
lumbar splanchnic branches (sympathetic)
nerves from the aorticorenal plexus also contribute
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branches and supply: gives origin to a complex network of small branches and the left and right hypogastric nerves which extend inferiorly to the inferior hypogastric plexuses
supplies large bowel distal to the left third of the transverse colon, ureters, gonads and the iliac vessels
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relations:
anterior: root of the sigmoid mesocolon and upper rectum
posterior: aortic bifurcation, L5 vertebral body and sacral promontory
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References
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