Middle rectal plexus
| Middle rectal plexus | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Latin | plexus rectalis medius |
From | inferior hypogastric plexus |
| Identifiers | |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | p_24/12648382 |
| TA | A14.3.03.049 |
| FMA | 6645 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The middle rectal plexus is a nerve plexus which supplies the middle part of the rectum.
It is a branch of the inferior hypogastric plexus.[1]
The middle rectal plexus was previously referred to by anatomists as Copeland's web, due to its identification by biologist Charles Copeland and the design of his anatomical drawings in the early 1900s.
References
- ↑ Jeyarajah S, King A, Papagrigoriadis S (2007). "Faecal incontinence as presentation of an ependymomas of the spinal cord". World J Surg Oncol 5: 107. doi:10.1186/1477-7819-5-107. PMC 2034572. PMID 17894884.
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