ganglia of sympathetic plexuses
1ganglia plexuum autonomicorum — ganglia of autonomic plexuses: groups of nerve cell bodies found in the autonomic plexuses, composed primarily of sympathetic postganglionic neurons; called also ganglia of visceral plexuses …
2Sympathetic trunk — Nerve: Sympathetic trunk Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac plexus and hypogastric plexus. (Sympathetic trunk labeled at center left.) …
3Sympathetic nervous system — Infobox Anatomy Name = Sympathetic nervous system Caption = The sympathetic nervous system extends from the thoracic to lumbar vertebrae and has connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses. Mesh = Sympathetic+Nervous+SystemThe… …
4Sympathetic nervous system — A part of the nervous system that serves to accelerate the heart rate, constrict blood vessels, and raise blood pressure. The sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system constitute the autonomic nervous system, the branch of …
5sympathetic nervous system — noun originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels • Hypernyms: ↑nervous system, ↑systema nervosum • Part… …
6Gastric plexuses — Nerve: Gastric plexuses The celiac ganglia with the sympathetic plexuses of the abdominal viscera radiating from the ganglia. (Gastric plexus labeled at upper right.) Latin plexus gastrici, plexus nervorum gastricorum Gray s …
7Celiac ganglia — Nerve: Celiac ganglia The celiac ganglia with the sympathetic plexuses of the abdominal viscera radiating from the ganglia. (Celiac ganglion labeled at center right.) …
8Prevertebral ganglia — Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac plexus and hypogastric plexus …
9prevertebral plexuses — autonomic nerve plexuses situated in the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis, anterior to the vertebral column; they consist of visceral afferent fibers, preganglionic parasympathetic fibers, preganglionic and postganglionic sympathetic fibers, and… …
10prevertebral ganglia — sympathetic ganglia (other than those of the sympathetic trunk) in the prevertebral plexuses of the thorax and abdomen …
