Celiac ganglia
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| Celiac ganglia | |
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Lobus caudatus), 18 Kidney | |
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| From | thoracic splanchnic nerves |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ganglia coeliaca |
| TA98 | A14.3.03.027 |
| TA2 | 6639 |
| FMA | 77570 77584, 77570 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy] | |
The celiac ganglia or coeliac ganglia are two large irregularly shaped masses of
They have the appearance of
They are sometimes referred to as the semilunar ganglia or the solar ganglia.
Neurotransmission
The celiac ganglion is part of the sympathetic prevertebral chain possessing a great variety of specific receptors and neurotransmitters such as catecholamines, neuropeptides, and nitric oxide and constitutes a modulation center in the pathway of the afferent and efferent fibers between the central nervous system and the ovary.
The main preganglion neurotransmitter of the celiac ganglion is
Path
The upper part of each ganglion is joined by the
Innervation
These ganglia contain neurons whose postganglionic axons innervate the stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidney, small intestine, and the ascending and transverse colon. They directly innervate the ovarian theca and secondary interstitial cells and exert an indirect action on the luteal cells.
Links to ovary
Modifications in the adrenergic activity of the celiac ganglion results in an altered capacity of the ovary of pregnant rats to produce progesterone, suggesting that the celiac ganglion-superior ovarian nerve-ovarian axis provides a direct link between the autonomic nervous system and the physiology of pregnancy. Most of the fibers of the superior ovarian nerve come from the postganglionic sympathetic neurons of the celiac ganglion.
Additional images
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Diagram of efferent sympathetic nervous system. -
Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac and hypogastric plexuses. -
Lower half of right sympathetic cord.
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 985 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy photo:40:10-0101 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Posterior Abdominal Wall: The Celiac Plexus"
- figures/chapter_30/30-5.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School
- figures/chapter_32/32-6.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School
- Nosek, Thomas M. "Section 6/6ch2/s6ch2_30". Essentials of Human Physiology. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24.
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