Preferred Label : inferior mesenteric nerve plexus;
Uberon definition : The inferior mesenteric plexus is derived chiefly from the aortic plexus. It surrounds
the inferior mesenteric artery, and divides into a number of secondary plexuses, which
are distributed to all the parts supplied by the artery, viz. , the left colic and
sigmoid plexuses, which supply the descending and sigmoid parts of the colon; and
the superior hemorrhoidal plexus, which supplies the rectum and joins in the pelvis
with branches from the pelvic plexuses.;
Uberon synonym : inferior mesenteric plexus;
Origin ID : 0035770;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- has part
- innervates
The inferior mesenteric plexus is derived chiefly from the aortic plexus. It surrounds
the inferior mesenteric artery, and divides into a number of secondary plexuses, which
are distributed to all the parts supplied by the artery, viz. , the left colic and
sigmoid plexuses, which supply the descending and sigmoid parts of the colon; and
the superior hemorrhoidal plexus, which supplies the rectum and joins in the pelvis
with branches from the pelvic plexuses.
