| Nerve: Aorticorenal ganglion | |
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| Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac plexus and hypogastric plexus. (Aorticorenal ganglion labeled at right, fourth from the top.) | |
| Latin | ganglia aorticorenalia |
| Gray's | subject #220 85 |
| From | celiac ganglion |
Sympathetic input to the gut comes from the sympathetic chain next to the thoracic vertebrae. The upper nerve supply leaves the sympathetic chain by the greater splanchnic nerve and synapses in the celiac ganglion before proceeding onto the foregut. Below this the lesser splanchnic nerve leaves the sympathetic chain and synapses at the superior mesenteric ganglion before supplying the midgut. Below this the least splanchic nerve leaves the sympatheic chain to synapse at the aorticorenal ganglion, before going onto also supply the midgut.
External links
- Human anatomy at Dartmouth figures/chapter_30/30-4.HTM
- Human anatomy at Dartmouth figures/chapter_32/32-6.HTM
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