Types
The term splanchnic nerves can refer to:
- Cardiopulmonary nerves
- Thoracic splanchnic nerves (greater, lesser, and least)
- Lumbar splanchnic nerves
- Sacral splanchnic nerves
- Pelvic splanchnic nerves
| Nerve | Pre-/postsynaptic | autonomic system | Origin | Targets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiopulmonary nerves | Postsynaptic | sympathetic | cervical and upper thoracic ganglia | Thoracic cavity | |
| Thoracic splanchnic nerves | generally | Presynaptic | lower thoracic ganglia | Prevertebral ganglia | |
| Greater splanchnic nerve | T5-T9 or T10 | Celiac ganglia | |||
| Lesser splanchnic nerve | T10-T11 | Superior mesenteric ganglia and Aorticorenal ganglia | |||
| Least splanchnic nerve | T12 | Renal plexus | |||
| Lumbar splanchnic nerves | L1-2 | Inferior mesenteric ganglia, ganglia of intermesenteric and hypogastric plexuses | |||
| Sacral splanchnic nerves | sacral part of sympathetic trunk | inferior hypogastric plexus and ganglia to the pelvic viscera | |||
| Pelvic splanchnic nerves | parasympathetic | S2-S4 | intrinsic ganglia of descending and sigmoid colon, rectum, and inferior hypogastric plexus and ganglia to the pelvic viscera | ||
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