Human anatomy, including structure and development and practical considerations . the superior mesentericartery ; the right one is partially co\ered by the superior vena ca\a and the two are I370 HUMAN ANATOMY. connectetl by cords which pass transversely alcove ami below the root of the cceliacaxis. The upper end of each is expanded and receives the termination of the i^reatsplanchnic nerve, while the lower portion, the aortico-renal ganglion, is partiallydetached and receives the small splanchnic nerve. A third portion, located IjcIowand to the rij^ht of the root of the superior mesenteric ar
Human anatomy, including structure and development and practical considerations . the superior mesentericartery ; the right one is partially co\ered by the superior vena ca\a and the two are I370 HUMAN ANATOMY. connectetl by cords which pass transversely alcove ami below the root of the cceliacaxis. The upper end of each is expanded and receives the termination of the i^reatsplanchnic nerve, while the lower portion, the aortico-renal ganglion, is partiallydetached and receives the small splanchnic nerve. A third portion, located IjcIowand to the rij^ht of the root of the superior mesenteric artery, is called the superiormesenteric ganglion (u. mesciitcricum supcrius). From each semilunar ^^ani^lionbranches eniert^^c in all directions lo join those i)lexuses which are continuous withthe solar. 2. The cceliac plexus (plexus cocliacus) embraces the cceliac axis and consistsof a dense felt-work of nerve-fibres, in which are embedded numerous small ^^aniLjlia,and which is joined by branches from both semilunar ganglia and from the right Fir,. 1T37. Hnsiforiii cartilage. RiKht gastro-epi-pioic arteryand olexus Liver, Spigelian lobe(I^sophagus vauus ner»eKight vagus nerveAorti (*astric artery andplexus Splenic artery amiplexus Hepatic artery amiplexus I ,eft gastro-e| >i ploicartery Branches of leftvagus Dissection showing gastric and hepatic plexuses. vagus. Inferioily it is continued into the superior mesenteric and aortic plexusesand from it arise the coronary, hepatic and splenic plexuses. The gastric plexus (plexus qastricus superior) accompanies the gastric arteryalong the lesser curvature of the stomach, inosculates with both vagus nerves anddistributes branches which run for a short distance beneath the peritoneum and thenenter and supply the deeper coats of the stomach. The hepatic plexus (plexus hepaticus ) traverses the lesser omentum in companywith the bile duct, the hepatic artery and the portal vein and, after inosculating withfibres of the left vag
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