Esophageal plexus

Esophageal plexus
The tracheobronchial lymph glands. (Esophageal plexus visible at bottom center.)
Course and distribution of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.
Details
From	vagus nerve and sympathetic trunk
To	esophagus(same fibers make up the cardiac plexus
Identifiers
Latin	plexus oesophageus
TA	A14.2.01.173
FMA	6225
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy []

The esophageal plexus is formed by nerve fibers from two sources: 1.branches of the vagus nerve 2.visceral branches of the sympathetic trunk. The esophageal plexus and the cardiac plexus contain the same types of fibers and are both considered thoracic autonomic plexus(es).

1. The Vagus nerve delivers two fiber types to the esophageal plexus:

Note: These vagal fibers in the esophageal plexus reform to make the anterior vagal trunk (left vagus) and the posterior vagal trunk (right vagus). Anterior and posterior being terms in relation to the esophagus, a mnemonic for which is 'LARP': Left becomes Anterior, Right becomes Posterior.

2. The visceral branches of the sympathetic trunk also deliver two fiber types to the esophageal plexus

The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)