Inferior hypogastric plexus

Inferior hypogastric plexus
The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses. (Pelvic plexus labeled at bottom right.)
Lower half of right sympathetic cord. (Hypogastric plexus labeled at bottom left.)
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Identifiers
Latinplexus hypogastricus inferior
TA98A14.3.03.048
TA26715
FMA6643
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The inferior hypogastric plexus (or pelvic plexus[1]) is a paired autonomic nerve plexus innervating organs of the pelvic cavity.[2] It gives rise to the prostatic plexus in males and the uterovaginal plexus in females.

  1. ^ Yokochi, Chihiro; Rohen, Johannes W. (2006). Color Atlas of Anatomy: A Photographic Study of the Human Body. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 346. ISBN 0-7817-9013-1.
  2. ^ "inferior hypogastric plexus - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine". www.academie-medecine.fr. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

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