Middle rectal plexus

Middle rectal plexus
Middle rectal plexus
Details
From	inferior hypogastric plexus
Identifiers
Latin	plexus rectalis medius
TA98	A14.3.03.049
TA2	6716
FMA	6645
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The middle rectal plexus is a nerve plexus which supplies the middle part of the rectum.

It is a branch of the inferior hypogastric plexus.^[1]

The middle rectal plexus used to be referred to by anatomists as Copeland's web, due to its identification by biologist Charles Copeland and the design of his anatomical drawings in the early 20th century.

References

^ Jeyarajah S, King A, Papagrigoriadis S (2007). "Faecal incontinence as presentation of an ependymomas of the spinal cord". World J Surg Oncol. 5: 107. doi:10.1186/1477-7819-5-107. PMC 2034572. PMID 17894884.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

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[pmid17894884-1] Jeyarajah S, King A, Papagrigoriadis S (2007). "Faecal incontinence as presentation of an ependymomas of the spinal cord". World J Surg Oncol. 5: 107. doi:10.1186/1477-7819-5-107. PMC 2034572. PMID 17894884.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

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