Iliac plexus

Iliac plexus
Front of abdomen; the markings show the pathway of the aorta and the deriving arteries. The iliax plexus only sheaths the commen iliac artery.
Details
FromAbdominal aortic plexus
Identifiers
LatinPlexus iliacus
TA98A14.3.03.043
TA26659
FMA21537
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The iliac plexus, also called iliac nerve plexus, is a twin nerve plexus covering the common iliac arteries The iliac plexus originates from the aortic bifurcation developing from the abdominal aortic plexus.[1] The superior hypogastric plexus is also a continuation of the abdominal aortic plexus.

Sources

  1. ^ iliac (nerve) plexus
  • Aumüller, Gerhard; et al. (2010). Anatomie [Anatomy]. Duale Reihe (in German) (2 ed.). Stuttgart: Thieme. p. 787. ISBN 978-3-13-136042-7.


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