Splanchnic Explained

Splanchnic is usually used to describe organs in the abdominal cavity.^[1]

It is used when describing:

• Splanchnic tissue
• Splanchnic organs - including the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, pancreas, spleen, liver,^[2] and may also include the kidney.^[3]
• Splanchnic nerves
• Splanchnic mesoderm
• Splanchnic circulation – the circulation of the gastrointestinal tract originating at the celiac trunk, the superior mesenteric artery and the inferior mesenteric artery.^{[4] [5]}

History and etymology

The term derives from Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: σπλαγχνικός|splanchnikos, meaning "inward parts,^[6] organs".

The term "splanchnologia" is used for grouping in Nomina Anatomica,^[7] but not in Terminologia Anatomica. It includes most of the structures usually considered "internal organs", but not all (for example, the heart is excluded).^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: splanchnic - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary . 2009-11-26.
2. Web site: Medical Physiology, 3rd Edition -- The Splanchnic Organs . doctorlib.info . 2015–2017 . 2017-12-11 .
3. van Wijck K, Lenaerts K, van Loon LJ, Peters WH, Buurman WA, Dejong C . Exercise-induced splanchnic hypoperfusion results in gut dysfunction in healthy men . . 6 . 7 . e22366 . 2011 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0022366 . 3141050. 21811592 . 2011PLoSO...622366V . free .
4. 10.1001/archinte.1985.00360070158027 . 4015279 . Physiology of the Splanchnic Circulation . Archives of Internal Medicine . 145 . 7 . 1278–81 . 1985 . Parks . Dale A. . Jacobson . E. D. .
5. 10.1093/bja/77.1.50 . 8703630 . Determinants of splanchnic blood flow . British Journal of Anaesthesia . 77 . 1 . 50–8 . 1996 . Takala . J. . free .
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7. 10.1136/jamia.1998.0050017 . 9452983 . 61273 . Motivation and Organizational Principles for Anatomical Knowledge Representation: The Digital Anatomist Symbolic Knowledge Base . Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association . 5 . 1 . 17–40 . 1998 . Rosse . C. . Mejino . J. L. . Modayur . B. R. . Jakobovits . R. . Hinshaw . K. P. . Brinkley . J. F. .