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Celiac plexus
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<p>The celiac plexus, also known as the solar plexus because of its radiating nerve fibers, is a <a href="/facts/Nerve_plexus/UdYSXLQH">complex network of nerves</a> located in the <a href="/facts/Abdomen/HcTzDFL0">abdomen</a>, near where the <a href="/facts/Celiac_trunk/VfwtrY1D">celiac trunk</a>, <a href="/facts/Superior_mesenteric_artery/A2gV85a4">superior mesenteric artery</a>, and <a href="/facts/Renal_arteries/8oFpueBn">renal arteries</a> branch from the <a href="/facts/Abdominal_aorta/W0hEwh5X">abdominal aorta</a>. It is behind the <a href="/facts/Stomach/Q4PPDGT6">stomach</a> and the <a href="/facts/Omental_bursa/LfDJEJc1">omental bursa</a>, and in front of the <a href="/facts/Crus_of_the_diaphragm/nVqFGnBo">crura</a> of the <a href="/facts/Diaphragm_(anatomy)/aw7KcUou">diaphragm</a>, on the level of the first <a href="/facts/Lumbar_vertebra/BytnlsNy">lumbar vertebra</a>. </p><p>The plexus is formed in part by the greater and lesser <a href="/facts/Splanchnic_nerves/atDFXxVV">splanchnic nerves</a> of both sides, and fibers from the <a href="/facts/Anterior_vagal_trunk/5VKzjWfo">anterior</a> and <a href="/facts/Posterior_vagal_trunk/hxydbQ3A">posterior vagal trunks</a>. </p><p>The celiac plexus proper consists of the <a href="/facts/Celiac_ganglia/oEacToeY">celiac ganglia</a> with a network of interconnecting fibers. The <a href="/facts/Aorticorenal_ganglia/04mBetXL">aorticorenal ganglia</a> are often considered to be part of the celiac ganglia, and thus, part of the plexus. </p>