Plexus (Noun)
Meaning
A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The brachial plexus is a complex network of nerves that run from the spine, formed by the ventral rami of the lower cervical and upper thoracic nerve roots.
- A cervical plexus gives rise to nerves that innervate the muscles of the neck and supplies the skin over the front and sides of the neck.
- The celiac plexus is a major plexus located in the abdominal region that radiates to various abdominal organs and provides sympathetic nerve supply.
- The lumbosacral plexus includes the ventral branches of the lumbar nerves, providing motor and sensory supply to the legs.
- A basivertebral vein is usually formed by the union of the ascending and descending branches of the internal vertebral venous plexus.