Pulmonary plexus
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| Pulmonary plexus | |
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| Latin | plexus pulmonalis |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.172 A14.3.03.016 |
| TA2 | 6691 |
| FMA | 6629 |
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The pulmonary plexus is an autonomic plexus formed from pulmonary branches of vagus nerve and the sympathetic trunk. The plexus is in continuity with the deep cardiac plexus.
Structure
It innervates the bronchial tree and the visceral pleura. According to the relation of nerves to the root of the lung, the pulmonary plexus is divided into the anterior pulmonary plexus, which lies in front of the lung and the posterior pulmonary plexus, which lies behind the lung. The anterior pulmonary plexus is close in proximity to the pulmonary artery.[1] The posterior pulmonary plexus is bounded by the superior edge of the pulmonary artery and the lower edge of the pulmonary vein.[1] Both lungs are innervated primarily by the posterior pulmonary plexus; it accounts for 74–77% of the total innervation.[1]
Function
Innervation of the bronchial tree regulates contraction of bronchial smooth muscles, mucous secretions from submucosal glands, vascular permeability, and blood flow.[2] Sensory fiber innervation of the visceral pleura is thought to allow stretch detection.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ a b c Weijs, Teun J.; Ruurda, Jelle P.; Luyer, Michael D. P.; Cuesta, Miguel A.; van Hillegersberg, Richard; Bleys, Ronaldus L. A. W. (2017). "New insights into the surgical anatomy of the esophagus". Journal of Thoracic Disease. 9 (Suppl 8): S675 – S680. doi:10.21037/jtd.2017.03.172. ISSN 2072-1439. PMC 5538986. PMID 28815062.
- ^ Hacking, Craig (2022-10-14), "Pulmonary plexus", Radiopaedia.org, doi:10.53347/rid-154497, retrieved 2023-08-19
- ^ Larsell, O; Coffey, J.R. (1928). "The effect on respiration of stimulating the nerve terminations in the visceral pleura". The Anatomical Record. 28: 20.
- ^ "The Pleurae – Visceral – Parietal – TeachMeAnatomy". teachmeanatomy.info. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "Pleura | Learn Surgery Online". Retrieved 2023-08-19.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 913 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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