Thoracic aortic plexus: Information from Answers.com

Nerve: Thoracic aortic plexus
Latin	plexus aorticus thoracicus

The thoracic aortic plexus is a sympathetic plexus in the region of the thoracic aorta.

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Human anatomy at Dartmouth figures/chapter_32/32-6.HTM

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Head/ cranial	Ciliary ganglion: roots (Sensory, Parasympathetic, Sympathetic) · 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

Neck/ cervical	paravertebral ganglia: Cervical ganglia (Superior, Middle, Inferior) · Stellate ganglion prevertebral plexus: Cavernous plexus · Internal carotid

Chest/ thorax	paravertebral ganglia: Thoracic ganglia prevertebral plexus: Cardiac plexus · Esophageal plexus · Pulmonary plexus · Thoracic aortic plexus splanchnic nerves: cardiopulmonary · thoracic cardiac nerves: Superior · Middle · Inferior

Abdomen/ Lumbar	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 nervous system: Meissner's plexus · Auerbach's plexus

Pelvis/ sacral	paravertebral ganglia: Sacral ganglia · Ganglion impar splanchnic nerves: Pelvic splanchnic nerves · Sacral splanchnic nerves

All	Rami communicans (White, Gray) · Preganglionic fibers · Postganglionic fibers

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