nerve plexus

/nərv ˌplɛksəs/

Other forms: nerve plexuses

Definitions of nerve plexus

1. noun

   a network of intersecting nerves
   types:

   autonomic plexus, plexus autonomici

   a plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers

   brachial plexus, plexus brachialis

   a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder

   cardiac plexus, plexus cardiacus

   a plexus of nerves supplying the heart and nearby structures

   carotid plexus, plexus caroticus

   a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery

   cervical plexus, plexus cervicalis

   a nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle

   coccygeal plexus, plexus coccygeus

   a small plexus formed by the fifth sacral and coccygeal nerves

   hypogastric plexus, plexus hypogastricus

   a plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera

   lumbar plexus, plexus lumbalis

   a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves

   lumbosacral plexus

   a nerve plexus formed by the ventral divisions of the coccygeal and sacral and lumbar nerves; supplies the lower limbs and perineum and coccygeal area

   mesenteric plexus, plexus mesentericus

   a plexus of autonomic nerves

   myenteric plexus, plexus myentericus

   a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines

   periarterial plexus, plexus periarterialis

   an autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery

   plexus dentalis

   a plexus of nerves serving the teeth

   plexus pulmonalis, pulmonary plexis

   one of two autonomic nerve plexuses in each lung

   plexus sacralis, sacral plexus

   a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs

   abdominal nerve plexus, coeliac plexus, plexus celiacus, solar plexus

   a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach

   type of:

   plexus, rete

   a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels