Celiac plexus

The solar plexus, anatomically solar plexus (Latin, German solar plexus, also called 'the Celiac Plexus ), is an autonomous braided sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers. The parasympathetic shares originate from the vagus nerve. The solar plexus is formed by the celiac plexus and the superior mesenteric plexus.

It is located at the transition from chest to stomach. More specifically, between the twelfth thoracic and first lumbar vertebra on the main artery to the disposal of the celiac trunk. In the solar plexus are interconnected and information forwarded, the specific functions of internal organs ( inter alia, stomach and intestine) regulate, for example, the tension or relaxation of smooth muscle ( Magenakkomodation ) or the secretion of glands.

A blow to the solar plexus may cause dizziness or unconsciousness. Due to the intense stimulation of the vagus nerve leads to dilated vessels in the abdomen, blood pressure and venous return to the heart drops, so does not have enough blood to supply the brain are available, what triggers the dizziness or unconsciousness. In people with disorders of the autonomic nervous system can lead to a blow to the solar plexus Reflextod.

In the chakra is called the solar plexus and the Manipura-/Nabelchakra.

• Autonomic Nervous System
• Digestive Disorders