MOJ Anatomy & Physiology
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Clinical anatomy of the splanchnic nerves
Abstract
Volume 5 Issue 2 - 2018
nerves are parasympathetic. These nerves have connections to the celiac, aortic,
Heshmat SW Haroun
Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Cairo University,
Egypt
Correspondence: Heshmat SW Haroun, Professor of
Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University,
Egypt, Email heshmatsabet@gmail.com,
heshmat.haroun@kasralainy.edu.eg.com
abdominal and pelvic pains.
Keywords:
splanchnicectomy
Received: July 02, 2017 | Published: March 13, 2018
Introduction
The thoracic splanchnic nerves
The splanchnic nerves are bilateral autonomic nerves that supply
abdominal and pelvic viscera. They are constituted of motor nerve
The thoracic splanchnic nerves are made of the medial branches
each side of the human body, they include the thoracic splanchnic
of the anatomy and variations of the splanchnic nerves is mandatory
Adequate information of the anatomical variability of
the thoracic sympathetic chain and splanchnic nerves is important for
relieve chronic abdominal pain.
decrease in the transverse area and perimeter of the unmyelinated
sort of compensation for the hypofunctions in the nervous control of
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Most of the anatomy illustrations demonstrate the three thoracic
has revealed that these three nerves most commonly pierce each
Figure 1 The autonomic nervous system.
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the celiac arterial trunk. The middle suprarenal artery traverses the
particularly chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
abolishment of vasoconstriction of the mesenteric vessels in response
species, stimulation of the superior common splanchnic nerve
thresholds.
body composition.
The lumbar splanchnic nerve
The lumbar splanchnic nerve, one on each side of the body, arises
Figure 2 The thoracic splanchnic nerves.
The
on the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta. Branches of the lumbar and
subcostal veins and to the thoracic duct in the posterior mediastinum
determined.
stimulation of the lumbar splanchnic nerves and not the intermesenteric
or pelvic splanchnic nerves.
Citation: Haroun HSW. Clinical anatomy of the splanchnic nerves. MOJ Anat & Physiol. 2018;5(2):87–90. DOI: 10.15406/mojap.2018.05.00169
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The sacral and pelvic splanchnic nerves
The sacral splanchnic nerve, on each side, connects the sacral
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Citation: Haroun HSW. Clinical anatomy of the splanchnic nerves. MOJ Anat & Physiol. 2018;5(2):87–90. DOI: 10.15406/mojap.2018.05.00169