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Preferred Name

inferior mesenteric nerve plexus
Synonyms

plexus nervosus mesentericus inferior

plexus mesentericus inferior

inferior mesenteric plexus

Definitions

The inferior mesenteric plexus is derived chiefly from the aortic plexus. It surrounds the inferior mesenteric artery, and divides into a number of secondary plexuses, which are distributed to all the parts supplied by the artery, viz. , the left colic and sigmoid plexuses, which supply the descending and sigmoid parts of the colon; and the superior hemorrhoidal plexus, which supplies the rectum and joins in the pelvis with branches from the pelvic plexuses.

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definition

The inferior mesenteric plexus is derived chiefly from the aortic plexus. It surrounds the inferior mesenteric artery, and divides into a number of secondary plexuses, which are distributed to all the parts supplied by the artery, viz. , the left colic and sigmoid plexuses, which supply the descending and sigmoid parts of the colon; and the superior hemorrhoidal plexus, which supplies the rectum and joins in the pelvis with branches from the pelvic plexuses.

has exact synonym

plexus nervosus mesentericus inferior

plexus mesentericus inferior

inferior mesenteric plexus

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inferior mesenteric nerve plexus

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Wikipedia:Inferior_mesenteric_plexus

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