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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_mesenteric_plexus ]
Synonyms: inferior mesenteric plexus plexus mesentericus inferior plexus nervosus mesentericus inferior
Term information
- FMA:6641
- Wikipedia:Inferior_mesenteric_plexus
- SCTID:362495005
human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- mesenteric plexus and innervates some rectum and innervates some descending colon and innervates some sigmoid colon and extends_fibers_into some aortic plexus
- mesenteric plexus
- neuron projection bundle
- innervates some sigmoid colon
- extends_fibers_into some aortic plexus
- innervates some rectum
- part of some system
- innervates some descending colon