Esophageal plexus - wikipedia Esophageal plexus Esophageal plexus The tracheobronchial lymph glands. ( Esophageal plexus visible at bottom center. ) Course and distribution of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. Details From vagus nerve and sympathetic trunk To esophagus ( same fibers make up the cardiac plexus Identifiers Latin plexus oesophageus Dorlands / Elsevier p_24 / 12648173 TA A14. 2.01. 173 FMA 6225 Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy ( edit on Wikidata ) The esophageal plexus is formed by nerve fibers from two sources, branches of the vagus nerve and visceral branches of the sympathetic trunk. The esophageal plexus and the cardiac plexus contain the same types of fibers and are both considered thoracic autonomic plexus ( es ). Contents 1 Parasympathetic fibers 2 Sympathetic fibers 3 Additional images 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Parasympathetic fibers 1. The vagus nerve delivers two fiber types to the esophageal plexus : A. Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers ( Preganglionic fibers ) - These fibers have their cell bodies located in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus and they will synapse on the terminal ganglia in the walls of the esophagus. B. Afferent fibers - These fibers are primarily concerned with autonomic reflexes and they have their cell bodies in the inferior ganglion of the vagus. Note : These vagal fibers in the esophageal plexus reform to make the anterior vagal trunk ( left vagus ) and the posterior vagal trunk ( right vagus ). Anterior and posterior being terms in relation to the esophagus, a mnemonic for which is ' LARP ' : Left becomes Anterior, Right becomes Posterior. Sympathetic fibers 2. The visceral branches of the sympathetic trunk also deliver two fiber types to the esophageal plexus A. sympathetic postganglionic fibers - The cell bodies of these fibers are located in the sympathetic chain ganglia. The cell bodies of the preganglionic fibers, the first neuron of this two neuron chain, are located in the intermediolateral cell column ( IMLCC ) of the thoracic spinal cord. B. Afferent fibers - These fibers are primarily concerned with pain and have cell bodies located in the dorsal root ganglion. Additional images The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses. See also esophagus and cardiac plexus thoracic autonomic plexus References This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray 's Anatomy ( 1918 ) External links Anatomy photo : 21 : 11 - 0105 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - `` Mediastinum : The Esophageal Plexus '' Anatomy of the autonomic nervous system Head Sympathetic Cervical Chain Ganglion : roots long ciliary Deep Petrosal Parasympathetic Ciliary ganglion : roots Sensory Parasympathetic Short ciliary Pterygopalatine ganglion : deep petrosal nerve of pterygoid canal branches of distribution : greater palatine inferior posterior nasal branches lesser palatine nasopalatine medial superior posterior nasal branches pharyngeal Submandibular ganglion Otic ganglion Neck Sympathetic paravertebral ganglia : Cervical ganglia Superior Middle Inferior Stellate ganglion prevertebral plexus : Cavernous plexus Internal carotid Chest Sympathetic paravertebral ganglia : Thoracic ganglia prevertebral plexus : Cardiac plexus Esophageal plexus Pulmonary plexus Thoracic aortic plexus splanchnic nerves : cardiopulmonary thoracic cardiac nerves : Superior Middle Inferior Abdomen Sympathetic paravertebral ganglia : Lumbar ganglia prevertebral ganglia : Celiac ganglia Aorticorenal Superior mesenteric ganglion Inferior mesenteric ganglion prevertebral plexus : Celiac plexus Hepatic Splenic Pancreatic aorticorenal Abdominal aortic plexus Renal / Suprarenal Superior mesenteric Gastric Inferior mesenteric Spermatic Ovarian Superior hypogastric hypogastric nerve Superior rectal Inferior hypogastric Vesical Prostatic / Cavernous nerves of penis Uterovaginal Middle rectal splanchnic nerves : Lumbar splanchnic nerves Enteric Submucous plexus Myenteric plexus Pelvis Sympathetic paravertebral ganglia : Sacral ganglia Ganglion impar splanchnic nerves : Sacral splanchnic nerves Parasympathetic splanchnic nerves : Pelvic splanchnic nerves Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Esophageal_plexus&oldid=779586302 '' Categories : Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray 's Anatomy ( 1918 ) Nerve plexus Vagus nerve Nerves of the head and neck Hidden categories : Medicine infobox template using GraySubject or GrayPage Medicine infobox template using Dorlands parameter Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 9 May 2017, at 19 : 55. 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Question: where are the cell bodies of the preganglionic sympathetic fibers that supply the stomach located
Answer: the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus