Esophageal plexus
The tracheobronchial lymph glands. (Esophageal plexus visible at bottom center.)
Course and distribution of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.
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Fromvagus nerve and sympathetic trunk
Toesophagus(same fibers make up the cardiac plexus
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Latinplexus oesophageus
TA98A14.2.01.173
A14.3.03.015
TA26690
FMA6225
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The esophageal plexus (oesophageal plexus in British-English) is formed by nerve fibers from two sources, branches of the vagus nerve,[1][2] and visceral branches of the sympathetic trunk.[3][4] The esophageal plexus and the cardiac plexus contain the same types of fibers and are both considered thoracic autonomic plexus.

Parasympathetic fibers

The vagus nerve delivers two fiber types to the esophageal plexus:

These vagal fibers in the esophageal plexus reform to make the anterior vagal trunk (left vagus) and the posterior vagal trunk (right vagus).[1] Anterior and posterior being terms in relation to the esophagus, a mnemonic for which is 'LARP': Left becomes Anterior, Right becomes Posterior.

Sympathetic fibers

The visceral branches of the sympathetic trunk also deliver two fiber types to the esophageal plexus:

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References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 913 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ a b Rea, Paul (2014-01-01), Rea, Paul (ed.), "Chapter 10 - Vagus Nerve", Clinical Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves, San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 105–116, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-800898-0.00010-5, ISBN 978-0-12-800898-0, retrieved 2020-11-20
  2. ^ Benarroch, E. E. (2014-01-01), "Vagus Nerve (Cranial Nerve X)", in Aminoff, Michael J.; Daroff, Robert B. (eds.), Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences (Second Edition), Oxford: Academic Press, pp. 589–590, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-385157-4.00516-9, ISBN 978-0-12-385158-1, retrieved 2020-11-20
  3. ^ Longbottom, Jennie (2010-01-01), Longbottom, Jennie (ed.), "6 - The thoracic spine", Acupuncture in Manual Therapy, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, pp. 93–112, doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-06782-2.00006-2, ISBN 978-0-443-06782-2, retrieved 2020-11-20
  4. ^ Gardner, ERNEST D.; Bunge, RICHARD P. (2005-01-01), Dyck, Peter J.; Thomas, P. K. (eds.), "Chapter 2 - Gross Anatomy of the Peripheral Nervous System", Peripheral Neuropathy (Fourth Edition), Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, pp. 11–33, doi:10.1016/b978-0-7216-9491-7.50005-3, ISBN 978-0-7216-9491-7, retrieved 2020-11-20

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