Rectal plexus — can refer to: * superior rectal plexus * middle rectal plexus * inferior rectal plexus … Wikipedia
rectal plexus — n RECTAL VENOUS PLEXUS * * * 1. p. venosus rectalis. 2. see p. rectalis inferior, p. rectalis medius, and p. rectalis superior … Medical dictionary
rectal plexus internal — superior rectal p. (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
Superior rectal vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = vena rectalis superior GraySubject = 174 GrayPage = 681 Caption = The bloodvessels of the rectum and anus, showing the distribution and anastomosis on the posterior surface near the termination of the gut.… … Wikipedia
Middle rectal plexus — Nerve: Middle rectal plexus Latin plexus rectalis medius From inferior hypogastric plexus The middle rectal plexus is a nerve plexus which supplies the middle part of the rectum. It is a branch of the inferior hypogastric plexus … Wikipedia
rectal plexus superior — 1. the submucosal portion of the rectal venous plexus, above the pectinate line. 2. p. rectalis superior … Medical dictionary
plexus rectalis superior — [TA] superior rectal plexus: a plexus accompanying the superior rectal artery to the rectum, derived from the inferior mesenteric and hypogastric plexuses. Called also superior hemorrhoidal p … Medical dictionary
rectal vein — n any of three veins that receive blood from the rectal venous plexus: a) one draining the lower part of the rectal venous plexus and emptying into the internal pudendal vein called also inferior hemorrhoidal vein, inferior rectal vein b) one… … Medical dictionary
plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and … Medical dictionary
Rectal venous plexus — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus venosus rectalis, plexus haemorrhoidalis GraySubject = 173 GrayPage = 676 Caption = Scheme of the anastomosis of the veins of the rectum. Caption2 = The veins of the right half of the male pelvis.… … Wikipedia