Superior hypogastric plexus
| Superior hypogastric plexus | |
|---|---|
The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses. (Hypogastric plexus is labeled on right, fourth from the bottom.) | |
Lower half of right sympathetic cord. | |
| Details | |
| Innervates | Pelvis |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | plexus hypogastricus superior, nervus presacralis |
| MeSH | D007001 |
| TA98 | A14.3.03.046 |
| TA2 | 6711 |
| FMA | 6642 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The superior hypogastric plexus (in older texts, hypogastric plexus or presacral nerve) is a plexus of nerves situated on the vertebral bodies anterior to the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta. It bifurcates to form the left and the right hypogastric nerve. The SHP is the continuation of the abdominal aortic plexus.