aorticorenal ganglia

a·or·ti·co·re·nal gan·gli·a

[TA] a semidetached portion of the celiac ganglia, at the origin of each renal artery; receives presynaptic sympathetic fibers from the lesser splanchnic nerves that synapse in the ganglia with postsynaptic sympathetic neurons that extend along the superior mesenteric and renal arteries. Synonym(s): ganglia aorticorenalia [TA]