cervical plexus

noun

a network of nerves branching from the spinal nerves of the neck region and innervating the neck, chest, diaphragm, and part of the face.

Words nearby cervical plexus

cervical ligament of uterus, cervical line, cervical longissimus muscle, cervical loop, cervical nerve, cervical plexus, cervical pregnancy, cervical rib, cervical rib syndrome, cervical smear, cervicectomy

Medical definitions for cervical plexus

cervical plexus

n.

A plexus that lies beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle, is formed by loops joining the anterior branches of the first four cervical nerves, receives communicating branches from the superior cervical ganglion, and sends out many cutaneous, muscular, and communicating branches.