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  2. Splanchnic - Wikipedia

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    Splanchnic organs - including the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, pancreas, spleen, liver, [2] and may also include the kidney. [3] Splanchnic nerves; Splanchnic mesoderm; Splanchnic circulation – the circulation of the gastrointestinal tract originating at the celiac trunk, the superior mesenteric artery and the inferior ...

  3. Splanchnic nerves - Wikipedia

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    The splanchnic nerves are paired visceral nerves (nerves that contribute to the innervation of the internal organs), carrying fibers of the autonomic nervous system ...

  4. Hepatic portal system - Wikipedia

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    The hepatic artery provides 30 to 40% of the oxygen to the liver, while only accounting for 25% of the total liver blood flow. The rest comes from the partially deoxygenated blood from the portal vein. The liver consumes about 20% of the total body oxygen when at rest.

  5. Gastrointestinal physiology - Wikipedia

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    Gastrointestinal physiology is the branch of human physiology that addresses the physical function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.The function of the GI tract is to process ingested food by mechanical and chemical means, extract nutrients and excrete waste products.

  6. Cardiovascular physiology - Wikipedia

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    Blood flow through the left coronary artery is at a maximum during diastole (in contrast to the rest of systemic circulation, which has a maximum blood flow during systole.) splanchnic circulation: 15%: low: Flow increases during digestion. hepatic circulation: 15%: Part of portal venous system, so oncotic pressure is very low renal circulation ...

  7. Renal plexus - Wikipedia

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    The renal plexus is a complex network of nerves formed by filaments from the celiac ganglia and plexus, aorticorenal ganglia, lower thoracic splanchnic nerves and first lumbar splanchnic nerve and aortic plexus. [1] The nerves from these sources, fifteen or twenty in number, have a few ganglia developed upon them.

  8. Hepatorenal syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The syndrome involves constriction of the blood vessels of the kidneys and dilation of blood vessels in the splanchnic circulation, which supplies the intestines. [2] The classification of hepatorenal syndrome identifies two categories of kidney failure , termed type 1 and type 2 HRS, which both occur in individuals with either cirrhosis or ...

  9. Splanchnology - Wikipedia

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    Splanchnology is the study of the visceral organs, i.e. digestive, urinary, reproductive and respiratory systems. [1] [2] [3] [4]The term derives from the Neo-Latin splanchno-, from the Greek σπλάγχνα, meaning "viscera".