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Contributions to the plexus include:
- a continuation of the hypogastric plexus on either side, in the form of the hypogastric nerve.
- lumbar splanchnic nerves, which emerge from the sympathetic trunk.
- pelvic splanchnic nerves (from the second, third, and fourth sacral nerves) also contribute, parasympathetic efferent fibers to the plexus.
At the points of junction of these nerves small ganglia are found.
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