Superior mesenteric ganglion

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Nerve: Superior mesenteric ganglion
Sympathetic (red) and parasympathetic (blue) nervous system
Latin	ganglion mesentericum superius
Gray's	subject #220 987
To	superior mesenteric plexus

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. This nerve goes on to innervate part of the large intestine.

[edit] External links

• http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/intestines.html
• Physiology at MCG 6/6ch2/s6ch2_30

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

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