| Superior hypogastric plexus | |
|---|---|
 The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses. (Hypogastric plexus is labeled on right, fourth from the bottom.) | |
 Lower half of right sympathetic cord. | |
| Details | |
| Innervates | Pelvis |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | plexus hypogastricus superior, nervus presacralis |
| MeSH | D007001 |
| TA98 | A14.3.03.046 |
| TA2 | 6711 |
| FMA | 6642 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The superior hypogastric plexus (in older texts, hypogastric plexus or presacral nerve) is a plexus of nerves situated on the vertebral bodies anterior to the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta. It bifurcates to form the left and the right hypogastric nerve.[1] The SHP is the continuation of the abdominal aortic plexus.[2]
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