cervical (nerve) plexus


cer·vi·cal (nerve) plex·us

[TA] formed by loops joining the adjacent ventral primary rami of the first four cervical nerves and receiving gray communicating rami from the superior cervical ganglion; it lies deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle and sends out numerous cutaneous, muscular, and communicating rami. Synonym(s): plexus cervicalis [TA]