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splanchnic nerve - any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels

nerve, nervus - any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

sympathetic nervous system - originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels

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It is innervated by preganglionic fibres of the splanchnic nerve. The cortical cells are modified postganglionic neurones.

Feocromocitoma en un asno. Reporte de un caso

Movy, "The effectiveness of alcohol versus phenol based splanchnic nerve neurolysis for the treatment of intra-abdominal cancer pain," Pain Physician, vol.

Brachial Plexus Chemical Neurolysis with Ethanol for Cancer Pain

Splanchnic nerve is mainly composed of the sympathetic nerve fibers and visceral pain afferent fibers, and the concomitant of the former is relatively much fewer than the latter.

The Anatomy for Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Splanchnicectomy/La Anatomia de la Esplacnicectomia Laparoscopica Retroperitoneal

These cells projected a large, conspicuous (often beaded) axon along the great splanchnic nerve (GSPN), branching extensively at the junction of this nerve with the segmental splanchnic nerve (SSN) [ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 1C OMITTED].

Peptidergic neurons in barnacles: an immunohistochemical study using antisera raised against crustacean neuropeptides

The descending colon and rectum receive nerve branches from the inferior splanchnic nerve, which comes from the lowest (sacral) part of the spinal cord.

Medical update

It is located in front of the diaphragm crura, medially to the adrenal glands and upon the abdominal aorta surrounding the origin of the celiac trunk and the superior mesenteric artery, composed of dense strands of splanchnic nerve fibers (Snyder et al.).

Celiac trunk compression syndrome. A review / Una revision del sindrome de compresion del tronco celiaco

The sympathetic nerves for the abdomen and pelvis are called splanchnic nerves. The greater splanchnic nerve arises from T5-9 and terminates in the celiac plexus.

Variaciones de los nervios esplacnicos toracicos y sus implicancias clinicas

Another series of studies have shown that through actions in rostral ventrolateral medulla (rVLM), stimulation of both gallbladder and gastric afferent activates splanchnic nerves and increases blood pressure.

The Effect of Moxibustion on Hypertension: an Insightful Study Conducted by Cheng and Team

Vagal efferent activity starts with stimulus of oropharyngeal receptors by oral intake and increases with gastrointestinal peristaltic activity, consequently leading to insulin release, inhibition of norepinephrine from splanchnic nerves, gluconeogenesis and activation of glycogen synthesis (14).

Acquired Chiari I Malformation Secondary to Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Syndrome and Persistent Hypoglycemia: A Case Report

The cell bodies of splanchnic nerves are located in the thoracolumbar DRG.

TRPA1 and substance P mediate stress induced duodenal lesions in water immersion restraint stress rat model