Prevertebral ganglia 3480572 167905672 2007-10-29T19:32:22Z Arcadian 104523 /* External links */ link {{Infobox Anatomy | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = | GraySubject = 214 | GrayPage = 977 | Image = Gray847.png | Caption = Abdominal portion of the [[sympathetic trunk]], with the [[celiac plexus]] and [[hypogastric plexus]]. | Image2 = Gray848.png | Caption2 = The [[celiac ganglia]] with the sympathetic plexuses of the abdominal viscera radiating from the ganglia. | System = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = g_02 | DorlandsSuf = 12384432 | }} '''Prevertebral ganglia''' (or '''collateral ganglia''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/abdautonomics.html |title=uams.edu |accessdate=2007-10-22 |format= |work=}}</ref> or '''preaortic ganglia'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/embryology/gi/pgm.htm |title=Primitive Gut Morphogenesis |accessdate=2007-10-22 |format= |work=}}</ref>) are [[sympathetic ganglia]] which lie between the [[sympathetic chain]] and the [[organ of supply]]. ==Function== They are the site of relay of the [[preganglionic]] [[Sympathetic nervous system|sympathetic]] fibres that supply [[abdominal]] and [[pelvic]] [[viscera]]. ==Examples== These include the [[celiac ganglia]] (which can include the [[aorticorenal ganglion]]), [[superior mesenteric ganglia]], and [[inferior mesenteric ganglia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/digest/postab.htm |title=The Posterior Abdominal Wall |accessdate=2007-10-22 |format= |work=}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Autonomic ganglion]] * [[prevertebral plexus]] ==Additional images== <gallery> Image:Gray839.png|Sympathetic (red) and parasympathetic (blue) nervous system </gallery> ==References== <references/> ==External links== * {{eMedicineDictionary|prevertebral+ganglia}} * {{GeorgiaPhysiology|6/6ch2/s6ch2_30}} {{neuroscience-stub}} {{Autonomic}}