Superior mesenteric ganglion

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 279276003

Superior mesenteric ganglion

Definition

A ganglion in the upper part of the superior mesenteric plexus that is the synapsing point for one of the pre- and post-synaptic nerves of the sympathetic division of the autonomous nervous system.

The Superior mesenteric ganglion is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as