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A network of interjoining nerves & blood vessels or of lymphatic vessels. There are 4 main nerve plexuses 1) cervical plexus supplies nerves to the posterior head & neck & to the diaphragm muscle (phrenic nerve) 2) brachial plexus supplies nerve to the arms 3) lumbar plexus supplies nerves to the anterior leg 4) sacral plexus supplies nerves to the posterior leg * image [2]

Related

plexopathy

Specific

abdominal aortic plexus basilar venous plexus (sinus) brachial plexus cardiac plexus cervical plexus choroid plexus coccygeal plexus esophageal plexus gastric plexus iliac plexus inferior dental plexus inferior hypogastric plexus (pelvic plexus) inferior phrenic plexus inferior rectal plexus internal carotid (sympathetic) plexus longitudinal vertebral venous sinus lumbar lymphatic plexus lumbar nervous plexus lumbosacral plexus lymphatic plexus middle rectal plexus ovarian plexus pampiniform plexus pharyngeal nervous plexus pharyngeal plexus pharyngeal venous plexus prostatic nervous plexus prostatic venous plexus prostaticovesical venous plexus pterygoid venous plexus (sinus) pulmonary plexus rectal venous plexus renal plexus sacral plexus superior dental plexus superior hypogastric plexus (Latarget's nerve) superior rectal plexus testicular plexus thoracic aortic plexus tympanic plexus ureteric plexus uterine venous plexus uterovaginal plexus (Lee ganglion, Frankenhauser ganglion) vaginal venous plexus venous plexus vertebral venous plexus (system) vesical autonomic plexus vesicular venous plexus

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anatomic structure

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. lumen Anatomy & Physiology. Module 12. The Nervous Peripheral Nervous System Nerve Plexuses of the Body https://courses.lumenlearning.com/austincc-ap1/chapter/the-peripheral-nervous-system/#m46553-fig-ch13_04_06