Celiac ganglia

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Celiac ganglia
The celiac ganglia with the sympathetic plexuses of the abdominal viscera radiating from the ganglia. (Celiac ganglion labeled at center right.)
Celiac and cranial mesenteric ganglion . 1 Crus sinistrum (Diaphragma), 2 hiatus aorticus, 3 Aorta, 4 Arteria lumbalis, 5 Nervus splanchnicus major, 6 Arteria coeliaca, 7 Arteria phrenica caudalis, 8 Celiac ganglion, 9 Plexus coeliacus, 10 Inferior mesenteric ganglia, 11 superior mesenteric plexus, 12 Superior mesenteric artery, 13 Nervus splanchnicus minor, 14 Adrenal gland, 15 Arteria abdominalis cranialis, 16 Stomach, 17 Liver (Lobus caudatus), 18 Kidney
Details
From	Thoracic splanchnic nerves
Identifiers
Latin	ganglia coeliaca
TA98	A14.3.03.027
TA2	6639
FMA	77570 77584, 77570
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The celiac ganglia or coeliac ganglia are two large irregularly shaped masses of nerve tissue in the upper abdomen. Part of the sympathetic subdivision of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), the two celiac ganglia are the largest ganglia in the ANS, and they innervate most of the digestive tract.

They have the appearance of lymph glands and are placed on either side of the midline in front of the crura of the diaphragm, close to the suprarenal glands (also called adrenal glands). The ganglion on the right side is placed behind the inferior vena cava.

They are sometimes referred to as the semilunar ganglia or the solar ganglia.