KidneysandSuprarenalGlands
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AutonomicInnervationofKidneysandUpperUreters:Schema
Nucleus of solitary tract
Posterior (dorsal) nucleus
of vagus nerve
Medulla oblongata
Vagus nerve (X)
Descending fibers
Ascending fibers
Spinal cord segments
T10–L1
Lesser splanchnic nerve
Least splanchnic nerve
Celiac ganglia and plexus
Superior mesenteric
ganglion
Aorticorenal ganglion
Intermesenteric plexus
Superior hypogastric
plexus
Spinal sensory (dorsal
root) ganglion
Gray ramus communicans
Anterior (ventral) ramus
of T10 (intercostal nerve)
White ramus communicans
Ganglia of sympathetic trunk
1st lumbar splanchnic nerve
Hypogastric nerve
Inferior hypogastric
(pelvic) plexus
Sacral plexus
Renal artery,
plexus, and
ganglion
Pelvic
splanchnic
nerves
T10
T11
T12
L1
S2
S3
S4
Preganglionic
Postganglionic
Sympathetic fibers
Parasympathetic fibers
Preganglionic
Postganglionic
Afferent fibers
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