Superior rectal plexus
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The superior rectal plexus (or superior hemorrhoidal plexus) supplies the rectum
and joins in the pelvis with branches from the pelvic plexuses.
The superior rectal plexus is a division of the inferior mesenteric plexus
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Rectum
The rectum is the final straight portion of the large intestine in some mammals, and the gut in others, terminating in the anus. The human rectum is about 12 cm long...
and joins in the pelvis with branches from the pelvic plexuses.
The superior rectal plexus is a division of the inferior mesenteric plexus
Inferior mesenteric plexus
The inferior mesenteric plexus is derived chiefly from the aortic plexus.It surrounds the inferior mesenteric artery, and divides into a number of secondary plexuses, which are distributed to all the parts supplied by the artery, viz., the left colic and sigmoid plexuses, which supply the...
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