Superior mesenteric ganglion

Superior mesenteric ganglion
Sympathetic (red) and parasympathetic (blue) nervous system
Details
Latin	ganglion mesentericum superius
To	superior mesenteric plexus
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	g_02/12384690
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

In the upper part of the superior mesenteric plexus close to the origin of the superior mesenteric artery is a ganglion, the superior mesenteric ganglion.

The superior mesenteric ganglion is the synapsing point for one of the pre- and post-synaptic nerves of the sympathetic division of the autonomous nervous system. Specifically, contributions to the Superior Mesenteric Ganglion arise from TV10 and TV11. This nerve goes on to innervate the small intestine, the ascending colon and the transverse colon.

References

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

External links

• http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/intestines.html
• Physiology: 6/6ch2/s6ch2_30 - Essentials of Human Physiology