abdominopelvic splanchnic nerve

Introduction

Visceral branches of the sympathetic trunk conveying presynaptic sympathetic fibers from the prevertebral ganglia to the paraaortic/hypogastric plexes.

Visceral afferent fibers are carried in the reverse direction.

More general terms

• splanchnic nerve

More specific terms

• greater splanchnic nerve
• least splanchnic nerve
• lesser splanchnic nerve
• lumbar splanchnic nerve
• sacral splanchnic nerve

Components

• thoracic splanchnic nerve