Anatomy
nerve plexus
nerve plex·us [ nurv plek-suhs ]
Definitions related to nerve plexus:
  • A network of intersecting nerve fibers that link peripheral nerves with specific areas of the body.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Anatomical junction where subdivisions of two or more neural trees interconnect with one another to form a network through which nerve fibers of the constituent nerve trees become regrouped; together with other nerve plexuses, nerves and ganglia, it constitutes the peripheral nervous system. Examples: cervical nerve plexus, brachial nerve plexus, sacral nerve plexus.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Subdivision of the peripheral nervous system which consists of subdivisions of two or more neural trees, which are interconnected with one another to form a network through which nerve fibers of the constituent nerve trees become regrouped; together with other nerve plexuses, nerves and ganglia, it constitutes the peripheral nervous system. Examples: cervical plexus, brachial plexus, sacral plexus.
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
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