See Also: plexus mesentericus superior(medicine)
plexus mesentericus inferior(medicine)
superior gingival branches of superior dental plexus(medicine)
superior mesenteric plexus(medicine)
plexus hypogastricus superior(medicine)
plexus dentalis superior(medicine)
plexus thyroideus superior(medicine)
superior dental plexus(medicine)
superior haemorrhoidal plexus(medicine)
superior rectal plexus(medicine)

plexus mesentericus superior (medicine)


plexus mesentericus superior -->
superior mesenteric plexus


An autonomic plexus, a continuation of the abdominal aortic plexus, sending nerves to the intestines and forming with the vagus the subserous, myenteric, and submucous plexus's; this periarterial plexus is so dense that it results in the appearance of a characteristic perivascular "collar" distinguishing the superior mesenteric artery from the superior mesenteric vein in several imaging modalities such as with ultra sound.

Synonym: plexus mesentericus superior.