The cervical plexus is a nerve plexus of the anterior rami of the first (i.e. upper-most) four cervical spinal nerves C1-C4. The cervical plexus provides...

There are several plexuses in the body, including: Spinal plexuses Cervical plexus - serves the head, neck and shoulders Brachial plexus - serves the chest...

spinal plexuses are the cervical plexus, brachial plexus, lumbar plexus, the sacral plexus and the much smaller coccygeal plexus. The cervical nerves...

Lateral border of the sternocleidomastoid or sensory branches of cervical plexus Level IV: Horizontal plane defined by the inferior border of the cricoid...

the brachial plexus and cervical plexus. The cervical spinal nerves emerge from above the cervical vertebrae. For example, the cervical spinal nerve 3...

plexuses. Alternatively, the Latin plural plexūs may be used. The four primary nerve plexuses are the cervical plexus, brachial plexus, lumbar plexus...

contributions from nerve roots of the cervical plexus and the brachial plexus, it is usually considered separate from either plexus. The name of the nerve comes...

The brachial plexus is a network of nerves (nerve plexus) formed by the anterior rami of the lower four cervical nerves and first thoracic nerve (C5,...

eighth cervical (C5–C8), and first thoracic (T1) spinal nerves, and innervate the muscles and skin of the chest, shoulder, arm and hand. Brachial plexus injuries...

needed]) is a loop formed by muscular branches of the cervical plexus formed by branches of cervical spinal nerves C1-C3. The ansa cervicalis has two roots...

The transverse cervical nerve (superficial cervical or cutaneous cervical) is a cutaneous (sensory) nerve of the cervical plexus that arises from the...

head. It originates from the second and third cervical (spinal) nerves (C2-C3) of the cervical plexus. It provides sensory innervation to the skin over...

The lumbosacral plexus The sacral and coccygeal nerves The sympathetic nerves The cephalic portion of the sympathetic system The cervical portion of the...

nerve is a cutaneous (sensory) nerve of the cervical plexus that arises from the third and fourth cervical (spinal) nerves. It emerges from beneath the...

occipital nerve) is a cutaneous spinal nerve of the cervical plexus. It arises from second cervical (spinal) nerve (C2) (along with the greater occipital...

accessory nerve of the same side. It supplies only motor fibres. The cervical plexus supplies sensation, including proprioception, from the ventral primary...

pelvic plexuses. A schematic depiction. Diagram of the sacral plexus Cervical plexus Brachial plexus Lumbar plexus Coccygeal plexus Lumbosacral plexus Nerve...

four main plexuses formed by the ventral rami: the cervical plexus contains ventral rami from spinal nerves C1–C4. Branches of the cervical plexus, which...

formation of the cervical plexus. The cervical plexus is formed from a unification of the anterior divisions of the upper four cervical nerves. Each receives...

IX)), and sympathetic component (derived from the superior cervical ganglion). The plexus provides motor innervation to most muscles of the soft palate...

cervical plexus, and their branches. The right brachial plexus with its short branches, viewed from in front. Levator scapulae muscle Brachial plexus...

cervical vessels and the upper part of the brachial plexus cross the space. The roof of this triangle is formed by the cutaneous nerves of cervical plexus...

fascial sling. The omohyoid is innervated by the ansa cervicalis of the cervical plexus. It acts to depress the hyoid bone. The omohyoid muscle consists of...

superior cervical ganglion. The plexus gives rise to the deep petrosal nerve. Postganglionic sympathetic fibres ascend from the superior cervical ganglion...

part of the cardiac plexus lies beneath the aortic arch, in front of the right pulmonary artery. It is formed by the superior cervical cardiac branch of...

sixth cervical vertebra, where the four superficial branches of the cervical plexus—the greater auricular, lesser occipital, transverse cervical, and supraclavicular...

The lesser auricular nerve originates from the cervical plexus, composed of branches of spinal nerves C2 and C3. Therefore, the "Great auricular nerve"...

The presence of a cervical rib can cause a form of thoracic outlet syndrome due to compression of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus or subclavian artery...

nerve Third occipital nerve Cervical plexus Ansa cervicalis Lesser occipital nerve Great auricular nerve Transverse cervical nerve Supraclavicular nerves...

The last four cervical spinal nerves, C5 through C8, and the first thoracic spinal nerve, T1, combine to form the brachial plexus, or plexus brachialis,...