Unit 3 - Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis, and Perineum: ANS Plexuses - Table 8.7 (Ex. III)

Question 1

S mesenteric plexus

Answer 1

S mesenteric ganglia (no subplexus):

• pancreas (head)
• duodenum
• jejunum
• ileum
• cecum
• colon (to splenic flexure)
• ovary

Question 2

suprarenal and renal plexus

Answer 2

aorticorenal ganglion:

• ureteral plexus
  
  • suprarenal gland
  • kidney
  • proximal ureter

Question 3

overian/testicular plexus

Answer 3

ovary/testis (no ganglia or subplexus)

Question 4

I mesenteric plexus

Answer 4

(no ganglia)
left colic plexus (subplexus) ==> splenic flexure
S rectal plexus (subplexus) ==> D and S colon; upper rectum

Question 5

S hypogastric plexus

Answer 5

(no ganglia)

hypogastric nn. (subplexus) ==> pelvic viscera

Question 6

I hypogastric plexus

Answer 6

pelvic ganglia:

• middle and I rectal plexus ==> middle and lower rectum
• prostatic plexus
  
  • prostate
  • seminal vesicle
  • bulbourethral gland
  • ejaculatory duct
  • penis
  • urethra
• deferential plexus ==> ductus deferens; epididymis
• uterovaginal plexus
  
  • uterus
  • uterine tube
  • vagina
  • ovary
• vesical plexus ==> urinary bladder
• ureteral plexus > ureter (ascending from pelvis)

Question 7

celiac plexus

Answer 7

celiac ganglia:

• hepatic plexus ==> liver; gallbladder
• gastric plexus ==> stomach
• splenic plexus ==> spleen
• pancreatic plexus ==> pancreas