The hypogastric nerve is a term for the transition between the superior hypogastric plexus

Superior hypogastric plexus

The superior hypogastric plexus is a plexus of nerves situated on the vertebral bodies below the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta.-Structure:...

 and the inferior hypogastric plexus

Inferior hypogastric plexus

The inferior hypogastric plexus is a plexus of nerves that supplies the viscera of the pelvic cavity.The inferior hypogastric plexus is a paired structure, with each situated on the side of the rectum in the male, and at the sides of the rectum and vagina in the female.-Sources:Contributions to...

. The hypogastric nerve enters the sympathetic chain at T10-L2.

Structure

The hypogastric nerve begins where the superior hypogastric plexus

Superior hypogastric plexus

The superior hypogastric plexus is a plexus of nerves situated on the vertebral bodies below the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta.-Structure:...

 splits into a right and left plexus. Each of these divisions is considered a hypogastric nerve. The hypogastric nerve continues inferiorly on its respective side of the body, where it descends into the pelvis

Pelvis

In human anatomy, the pelvis is the lower part of the trunk, between the abdomen and the lower limbs .The pelvis includes several structures:...

 to form the inferior hypogastric plexus

Inferior hypogastric plexus

The inferior hypogastric plexus is a plexus of nerves that supplies the viscera of the pelvic cavity.The inferior hypogastric plexus is a paired structure, with each situated on the side of the rectum in the male, and at the sides of the rectum and vagina in the female.-Sources:Contributions to...

.

External links

- "Posterior Abdominal Wall: The Abdominal Aorta and Paraaortic Nerve Plexus"

• http://www.downstate.edu/ginzler-painmanagement/ginzler-painmanagement.htm