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  2. Superior mesenteric plexus - Wikipedia

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    The superior mesenteric plexus is a continuation of the lower part of the celiac plexus, receiving a branch from the junction of the right vagus nerve with the plexus.. It surrounds the superior mesenteric artery, accompanies it into the mesentery, and divides into a number of secondary plexuses, which are distributed to all the parts supplied by the artery, viz., pancreatic branches to the ...

  3. Pancreatic plexus - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [ edit on Wikidata ] In human neuroanatomy, the pancreatic plexus is a division of the celiac plexus (coeliac plexus) in the abdomen. 10-20% of nerve fibers of the posterior hepatic plexus form the pancreatic plexus.

  4. Pancreas - Wikipedia

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    The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates. In humans, it is located in the abdomen behind the stomach and functions as a gland. The pancreas is a mixed or heterocrine gland, i.e., it has both an endocrine and a digestive exocrine function. [2] 99% of the pancreas is exocrine and 1% is endocrine.

  5. Celiac plexus - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [ edit on Wikidata ] The celiac plexus , also known as the solar plexus because of its radiating nerve fibers, [ 1 ] is a complex network of nerves located in the abdomen , near where the celiac trunk , superior mesenteric artery , and renal arteries branch from the abdominal aorta .

  6. Foregut - Wikipedia

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    The foregut in humans is the anterior part of the alimentary canal, from the distal esophagus to the first half of the duodenum, at the entrance of the bile duct.Beyond the stomach, the foregut is attached to the abdominal walls by mesentery.

  7. Superior mesenteric artery - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) is an artery which arises from the anterior surface of the abdominal aorta, just inferior to the origin of the celiac trunk, and supplies blood to the intestine from the lower part of the duodenum through two-thirds of the transverse colon, as well as the pancreas.

  8. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    In 1653, William Harvey described the intestines in terms of their length, their blood supply, the mesenteries, and fat (adenylyl cyclase). [53] In 1823, William Prout discovered hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice. [54] In 1895, Ivan Pavlov described its secretion as being stimulated by a neurologic reflex with the vagus nerve having a ...

  9. Parasympathetic nervous system - Wikipedia

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    Each recurrent laryngeal nerve supplies the larynx, the heart, the trachea and the esophagus. Another set of nerves that come off the vagus nerves approximately at the level of entering the thorax are the cardiac branches of the vagus nerve. These cardiac branches go on to form cardiac and pulmonary plexuses around the heart and lungs. As the ...