Pancreatic plexus Information & Pancreatic plexus Links at HealthHaven.com

The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject. Please help improve the article with a good introductory style. (October 2009)

Nerve: Pancreatic plexus
Latin	plexus pancreaticus

The pancreatic plexus is a division of the celiac plexus (coeliac plexus).

[edit] External links

pancreatic+%28nervous%29+plexus at eMedicine Dictionary

Nerves - autonomic nervous system (sympathetic nervous system/ganglion/trunks and parasympathetic nervous system/ganglion) (TA A14.3, GA 9.968)

Head/
cranial

Sympathetic	Ciliary ganglion: roots (Sensory, Sympathetic) · Short ciliary

Parasympathetic	Ciliary ganglion: roots (Sensory, Parasympathetic) · Short ciliary Pterygopalatine ganglion: deep petrosal · nerve of pterygoid canal branches of distribution: greater palatine (inferior posterior nasal branches) · lesser palatine · nasopalatine (medial superior posterior nasal branches) · pharyngeal Submandibular ganglion Otic ganglion

Neck/
cervical

Sympathetic

paravertebral ganglia: Cervical ganglia (Superior, Middle, Inferior) · Stellate ganglion
prevertebral plexus: Cavernous plexus · Internal carotid

Chest/
thorax

Sympathetic

paravertebral ganglia: Thoracic ganglia

prevertebral plexus: Cardiac plexus · Esophageal plexus · Pulmonary plexus · Thoracic aortic plexus

splanchnic nerves: cardiopulmonary · thoracic

cardiac nerves: Superior · Middle · Inferior

Abdomen/
Lumbar

Sympathetic	paravertebral ganglia: Lumbar ganglia prevertebral ganglia: Celiac ganglia (Aorticorenal) · Superior mesenteric ganglion · Inferior mesenteric ganglion prevertebral plexus: Celiac plexus · (Hepatic, Splenic, Pancreatic) · aorticorenal (Abdominal aortic plexus, Renal/Suprarenal) · Superior mesenteric (Gastric) · Inferior mesenteric (Spermatic, Ovarian) · Superior hypogastric (hypogastric nerve, Superior rectal) · Inferior hypogastric (Vesical, Prostatic/Cavernous nerves of penis, Uterovaginal, Middle rectal) splanchnic nerves: Lumbar splanchnic nerves

Enteric	Meissner's plexus · Auerbach's plexus

Pelvis/
sacral

Sympathetic	paravertebral ganglia: Sacral ganglia · Ganglion impar splanchnic nerves: Sacral splanchnic nerves

Parasympathetic	splanchnic nerves: Pelvic splanchnic nerves

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_plexus"

Categories: Nervous system