| plexus suprarenalis | An autonomic plexus formed mainly by branches from the coeliac ganglion, lying at the hilus of the suprarenal gland. Synonym: plexus suprarenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| plexus temporalis superficialis | An autonomic plexus of nerves on the artery of this name, derived from the external carotid plexus. Synonym: plexus temporalis superficialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus testicularis | The autonomic plexus derived from the aortic plexus and accompanying the testicular artery. Synonym: plexus testicularis, spermatic plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus thyroideus impar | A venous plexus in front of the lower portion of the trachea formed by anastomoses between the inferior laryngeal veins and veins emerging from the caudal border of the thyroid; it terminates in the unpaired inferior thyroid vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus thyroideus inferior | An autonomic plexus on the artery of this name, derived from the subclavian plexus. Synonym: plexus thyroideus inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus thyroideus superior | An autonomic plexus on the artery of the same name, derived from the external carotid plexus. Synonym: plexus thyroideus superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus tympanicus | A plexus on the promontory of the labyrinthine wall of the tympanic cavity, formed by the tympanic nerve, an anastomotic branch of the facial, and sympathetic branches from the internal carotid plexus; it supplies the mucosa of the middle ear, mastoid cells, and auditory (eustachian) tube, and gives off the lesser superficial petrosal nerve to the otic ganglion. Synonym: plexus tympanicus, Jacobson's plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus uretericus | The autonomic plexus derived from the coeliac plexus that accompanies the ureter. Synonym: plexus uretericus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus uterovaginalis | A gangliated autonomic plexus on each side of the cervix of the uterus, derived from the inferior hypogastric plexus. Synonym: plexus uterovaginalis, Frankenhauser's ganglion, Lee's ganglion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus vasculosus | A vascular network formed by frequent anastomoses between the blood vessels (arteries or veins) of a part. Synonym: plexus vasculosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus vertebralis | <anatomy, artery> A plexus of autonomic nerves on the vertebral artery derives from the subclavian plexus. Synonym: plexus vertebralis, vertebral plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus vesicalis | An autonomic plexus on the bladder, derived from the inferior hypogastric plexus. Synonym: plexus vesicalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus vesicalis inferior | A venous plexus in the female corresponding to the prostatic venous plexus in the male. Synonym: plexus vesicalis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary plexus | The continuation of the cardiac plexus onto the coronary arteries. Synonym: plexus coronarius cordis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myenteric plexus | One of two ganglionated neural networks which together form the enteric nervous system. The myenteric (auerbach's) plexus is located between the longitudinal and circular muscle layers of the gut. Its neurons project to the circular muscle, to other myenteric ganglia, to submucosal ganglia, or directly to the epithelium, and play an important role in regulating and patterning gut motility. (12 Dec 1998) |