The superior rectal plexus (or superior hemorrhoidal plexus) supplies the rectum and joins in the pelvis with branches from the pelvic plexuses.
| Superior rectal plexus | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | plexus rectalis superior |
| TA98 | A14.3.03.038 |
| TA2 | 6710 |
| FMA | 21536 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The superior rectal plexus is a division of the inferior mesenteric plexus.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 987 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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edit- figures/chapter_32/32-6.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School
