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MeSH Heading: Celiac Plexus
Tree Number(s): A08.800.050.050.150; A08.800.800.060.150
Unique ID: D002447
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002447
Annotation: the largest autonomic plexus; in the abdomen
Scope Note: A complex network of nerve fibers including sympathetic and parasympathetic efferents and visceral afferents. The celiac plexus is the largest of the autonomic plexuses and is located in the abdomen surrounding the celiac and superior mesenteric arteries.
Entry Term(s): Coeliac Plexus; Plexus Coeliacus; Solar Plexus
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 1999/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0003739
Scope Note: A complex network of nerve fibers including sympathetic and parasympathetic efferents and visceral afferents. The celiac plexus is the largest of the autonomic plexuses and is located in the abdomen surrounding the celiac and superior mesenteric arteries.
Terms: Celiac Plexus Preferred Term
Term UI T007143
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Solar Plexus
Term UI T007144
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Coeliac Plexus
Term UI T007145
Date10/01/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Plexus Coeliacus
Term UI T007146
Date10/01/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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