| Nerve: Inferior hypogastric plexus | |
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| 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 right.) | |
| Latin | plexus hypogastricus inferior |
The inferior hypogastric plexus (pelvic plexus in some texts)[1] is a plexus of nerves that supplies the viscera of the pelvic cavity.
The inferior hypogastric plexus is a paired structure, with each situated on the side of the rectum in the male, and at the sides of the rectum and vagina in the female.
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Contributions to the plexus include:
At the points of junction of these nerves small ganglia are found.
From these plexuses numerous branches are distributed to the viscera of the pelvis.
They accompany the branches of the internal iliac artery.
It is the source for the middle rectal plexus, vesical plexus, prostatic plexus, and uterovaginal plexus.[2]
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
