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

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Hypogastric Plexus  

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Entry terms

  • Pelvic Plexus
  • Plexus, Pelvic

Note

  • a network of autonomic nerve fibers in the pelvic region

Scope note

  • A complex network of nerve fibers in the pelvic region. The hypogastric plexus distributes sympathetic fibers from the lumbar paravertebral ganglia and the aortic plexus, parasympathetic fibers from the pelvic nerve, and visceral afferents. The bilateral pelvic plexus is in its lateral extent.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007001

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