Cervical Plexus

The cervical plexus is the plexus of the anterior skeleton of the first four nerves of the cervix, arising from cervical segments C1 to C4 in the neck. They are located on the side of the transverse process between the pre-vertebral muscle on the medial side and the vertebra on the lateral side. There is anastomosis with additional nerves, hypoglossal nerves and sympathetic trunks. It is located in the neck, far next to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The nerves formed by the cervical plexus supply the back of the head and some muscles in the neck. Branches of the cervical plexus protrude from the posterior triangle at the nerve point, a point located in the middle of the posterior sternocleidomastoid margin. Larger occipital nerves also arise from the posterior ramus C2. Cervical fissures have two types of branches: skin and muscles. This is the smallest plexus. The cervical plexus is a network of nerve fibres that innervate several structures in the neck and trunk. This is located in the posterior triangle of the neck, in the middle of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and in the pre-vertebral layer of the neck fascia.

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