Anatomy

Cervical Plexus

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Narrower headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

See Also

MeSH Record

Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Plexus, Cervical

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

22 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, ultrastructure, virology.

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. A08w.800w.800w.720w.150w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cervical Plexus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002572. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002572
  2. Cervical Plexus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical_plexus
  3. Cervical Plexus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q921815