Definitions for "CERVICAL PLEXUS"
A plexus formed by the anterior division of the four upper cervical nerves.
a nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle
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, and motor fibers to muscles of the cervical spinal column, infrahyoid muscles, and the diaphragm.