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Hepatic plexus
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<p>The hepatic plexus is a <a href="/facts/Sympathetic_nervous_system/hs8psNRd">sympathetic</a> and <a href="/facts/Parasympathetic_nervous_system/eNzCI8Yu">parasympathetic</a> <a href="/facts/Nerve_plexus/UdYSXLQH">nerve plexus</a> that provides innervation to the <a href="/facts/Parenchyma/NlGkFWlQ">parenchyma</a> of the liver as well as contributing innervation to some other abdominal structures. </p><p>Its sympathetic component is derived from the <a href="/facts/Celiac_plexus/nG4zXK1J">coeliac</a> and <a href="/facts/Superior_mesenteric_plexus/0cFU1mX3">superior mesenteric</a> plexuses; its parasympathetic component is derived from the <a href="/facts/Anterior_vagal_trunk/5VKzjWfo">anterior</a> and <a href="/facts/Posterior_vagal_trunk/hxydbQ3A">posterior vagal</a> trunks. </p>