Innervation
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AutonomicInnervationofLiverandBiliaryTract:Schema
Common
areas of
referred
pain in
biliary
disease
Right greater splanchnic nerve
Posterior vagal trunk
Right phrenic nerve to diaphragmatic
part of parietal peritoneum
Sympathetic trunk
Dorsal root
(spinal) ganglion
Thoracic part of spinal
cord
Left greater
splanchnic nerve
Anterior vagal trunk
Hepatic branch of
anterior vagal trunk
Diaphragm
Phrenic ganglion
Celiac ganglia
Common hepatic artery
Splenic artery
Anterior hepatic plexus
Posterior hepatic plexus
Aorta
Gastroduodenal
artery and plexus
Sphincter of
hepatopancreatic ampulla
Ramification of nerve
fibers around fine branch
of hepatic artery
T7
T8
T9
T10
T7
T8
T9
T10
T7
T8
T9
T10
Preganglionic
Postganglionic
Sympathetic fibers
Parasympathetic fibers
Preganglionic
Postganglionic
Afferent fibers
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