Anatomy
splanchnic nerve
splanch·nic nerve
Subclass of:
Sympathetic Nervous System; Autonomic Pathways
Definitions related to splanchnic nerves:
  • Major nerves supplying sympathetic innervation to the abdomen.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The major nerves supplying sympathetic innervation to the abdomen. The greater, lesser, and lowest (or smallest) splanchnic nerves are formed by preganglionic fibers from the spinal cord which pass through the paravertebral ganglia and then to the celiac ganglia and plexuses. The lumbar splanchnic nerves carry fibers which pass through the lumbar paravertebral ganglia to the mesenteric and hypogastric ganglia.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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