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Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Autonomic Nervous System > Autonomic Pathways > Celiac Plexus
Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Peripheral Nerves > Autonomic Pathways > Celiac Plexus

Preferred term

Celiac Plexus  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Coeliac Plexus
  • Coeliacus, Plexus
  • Plexus, Coeliac
  • Plexus Coeliacus
  • Plexus, Solar
  • Solar Plexus

Note

  • the largest autonomic plexus; in the abdomen

Scope note

  • A complex network of nerve fibers including sympathetic and parasympathetic efferents and visceral afferents. The celiac plexus is the largest of the autonomic plexuses and is located in the abdomen surrounding the celiac and superior mesenteric arteries.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002447

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