loading...| Preferred Name |
greater splanchnic nerve |
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| Synonyms |
greater thoracic splanchnic nerve |
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| Definitions |
The nerve travels through the diaphragm and enters the abdominal cavity, where its fibers synapse at the celiac ganglia. The nerve contributes to the celiac plexus, a network of nerves located in the vicinity of where the celiac trunk branches from the abdominal aorta. The fibers in this nerve modulate the activity of the enteric nervous system of the foregut. They also provide the sympathetic innervation to the adrenal medulla, stimulating catecholamine release. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0018680 |
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| comment |
The nerve travels through the diaphragm and enters the abdominal cavity, where its fibers synapse at the celiac ganglia. The nerve contributes to the celiac plexus, a network of nerves located in the vicinity of where the celiac trunk branches from the abdominal aorta. The fibers in this nerve modulate the activity of the enteric nervous system of the foregut. They also provide the sympathetic innervation to the adrenal medulla, stimulating catecholamine release. |
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| alternative label |
greater thoracic splanchnic nerve |
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| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:280503007 FMA:6281 |
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| definition |
The nerve travels through the diaphragm and enters the abdominal cavity, where its fibers synapse at the celiac ganglia. The nerve contributes to the celiac plexus, a network of nerves located in the vicinity of where the celiac trunk branches from the abdominal aorta. The fibers in this nerve modulate the activity of the enteric nervous system of the foregut. They also provide the sympathetic innervation to the adrenal medulla, stimulating catecholamine release. |
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| has exact synonym |
greater thoracic splanchnic nerve |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0018680 |
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| label |
greater splanchnic nerve |
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| notation |
UBERON:0018680 |
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| note |
The nerve travels through the diaphragm and enters the abdominal cavity, where its fibers synapse at the celiac ganglia. The nerve contributes to the celiac plexus, a network of nerves located in the vicinity of where the celiac trunk branches from the abdominal aorta. The fibers in this nerve modulate the activity of the enteric nervous system of the foregut. They also provide the sympathetic innervation to the adrenal medulla, stimulating catecholamine release. |
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| preferred label |
greater splanchnic nerve |
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| prefLabel |
greater splanchnic nerve |
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| subClassOf |