Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002572
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002572
Preferred Name

Cervical Plexus

Definitions
A network of nerve fibers originating in the upper four CERVICAL SPINAL CORD segments. The cervical plexus distributes cutaneous nerves to parts of the neck, shoulders, and back of the head. It also distributes motor fibers to muscles of the cervical SPINAL COLUMN, infrahyoid muscles, and the DIAPHRAGM.
Synonyms
Plexus, Cervical
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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