Hypogastric nerves
Disclosures
- updated 30 Aug 2022:
- Philips Australia, Paid speaker at Philips Spectral CT events (ongoing)
Updates to Article Attributes
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The hypogastric nerves are paired nerve bundles that are part of the autonomic nervous system and located in the pelvis.
Summary
- location: pelvis
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origin: contain sympathetic fibres descending from the superior hypogastric plexus and parasympathetic
fibresfibres ascending from the inferior hypogastric plexus - course: the nerves run between the superior and inferior hypogastric plexuses on each side
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relations:
- anterior: presacral fascia
- posterior: sacrum
- lateral: internal iliac artery and vein
- medial: anterior sacral foramina
-<strong>origin:</strong> contain sympathetic fibres descending from the <a href="/articles/superior-hypogastric-plexus">superior hypogastric plexus</a> and parasympathetic fibres ascending from the <a href="/articles/inferior-hypogastric-plexus">inferior hypogastric plexus</a>- +<strong>origin:</strong> contain <a title="Sympathetic nervous system" href="/articles/sympathetic-nervous-system-1">sympathetic</a> fibres descending from the <a href="/articles/superior-hypogastric-plexus">superior hypogastric plexus</a> and <a href="/articles/parasympathetic-nervous-system">parasympathetic</a> fibres ascending from the <a href="/articles/inferior-hypogastric-plexus">inferior hypogastric plexus</a>
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