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decoding="async" width="250" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Gray784.png/375px-Gray784.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Gray784.png/500px-Gray784.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="423" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Dermatome distribution of the trigeminal nerve (Superficial cervical plexus visible in purple, at center bottom.)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em">From</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cervical_nerves" class="mw-redirect" title="Cervical nerves">C1-C4</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>plexus cervicalis</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings" title="Medical Subject Headings">MeSH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D002572">D002572</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA98</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/EntryPage/TA98%20Tree/Entity%20TA98%20EN/14.2.02.012%20Entity%20TA98%20EN.htm">A14.2.02.012</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA2</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ta2viewer.openanatomy.org/?id=6374">6374</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma5904">5904</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_neuroanatomy" title="Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy">Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q921815" class="extiw" title="d:Q921815">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>cervical plexus</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Plexus" title="Plexus">nerve plexus</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Anterior_rami" class="mw-redirect" title="Anterior rami">anterior rami</a> of the first (i.e. upper-most) four <a href="/wiki/Cervical_spinal_nerve" class="mw-redirect" title="Cervical spinal nerve">cervical spinal nerves</a> C1-C4.<sup id="cite_ref-:224_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:224-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cervical plexus provides motor innervation to some muscles of the neck, and the <a href="/wiki/Thoracic_diaphragm" title="Thoracic diaphragm">diaphragm</a>; it provides sensory innervation to parts of the head, neck, and chest.<sup id="cite_ref-:224_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:224-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Anatomy">Anatomy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cervical_plexus&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Anatomy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>They are located laterally to the transverse processes between prevertebral muscles from the medial side and vertebral (m. <a href="/wiki/Scalene_muscles" title="Scalene muscles">scalenus</a>, m. <a href="/wiki/Levator_scapulae" class="mw-redirect" title="Levator scapulae">levator scapulae</a>, m. <a href="/wiki/Splenius_cervicis" class="mw-redirect" title="Splenius cervicis">splenius cervicis</a>) from lateral side. There is anastomosis with <a href="/wiki/Accessory_nerve" title="Accessory nerve">accessory nerve</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hypoglossal_nerve" title="Hypoglossal nerve">hypoglossal nerve</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sympathetic_trunk" title="Sympathetic trunk">sympathetic trunk</a>. It is located in the <a href="/wiki/Neck" title="Neck">neck</a>, deep to the <a href="/wiki/Sternocleidomastoid" class="mw-redirect" title="Sternocleidomastoid">sternocleidomastoid</a> muscle.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The branches of the cervical plexus emerge from the <a href="/wiki/Posterior_triangle" class="mw-redirect" title="Posterior triangle">posterior triangle</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Erb%27s_point_(neurology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Erb's point (neurology)">nerve point</a>, a point which lies midway on the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Relations">Relations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cervical_plexus&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The cervical plexus is situated deep to the <a href="/wiki/Sternocleidomastoid_muscle" title="Sternocleidomastoid muscle">sternocleidomastoid muscle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Internal_jugular_vein" title="Internal jugular vein">internal jugular vein</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Deep_cervical_fascia" title="Deep cervical fascia">deep cervical fascia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:224_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:224-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is situated anterior to the <a href="/wiki/Middle_scalene" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle scalene">middle scalene muscle</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Levator_scapulae_muscle" title="Levator scapulae muscle">levator scapulae muscle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:224_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:224-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Branches">Branches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cervical_plexus&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The cervical plexus has two types of branches: <a href="/wiki/Cutaneous_innervation" title="Cutaneous innervation">cutaneous</a> and muscular.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Cutaneous (4 branches): <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lesser_occipital" class="mw-redirect" title="Lesser occipital">Lesser occipital nerve</a> - innervates the skin and the scalp posterosuperior to the auricle (C2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_auricular_nerve" title="Great auricular nerve">Great auricular nerve</a> - innervates skin near concha auricle (<a href="/wiki/Pinna_(anatomy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinna (anatomy)">outer ear</a>) and <a href="/wiki/External_acoustic_meatus" class="mw-redirect" title="External acoustic meatus">external acoustic meatus</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ear_canal" title="Ear canal">ear canal</a>) (C2-C3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transverse_cervical_nerve" title="Transverse cervical nerve">Transverse cervical nerve</a> - innervates anterior region of neck (C2 and C3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supraclavicular_nerves" title="Supraclavicular nerves">Supraclavicular nerves</a> - innervate the skin above and below the clavicle (C3-C4)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="Clarify preceeding reference - which edition? (July 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul></li> <li>Muscular <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ansa_cervicalis" title="Ansa cervicalis">Ansa cervicalis</a> - a loop formed by C1-C3 that supplies most infrahyoid (a.k.a. "strap") muscles (<a href="/wiki/Sternothyroid" class="mw-redirect" title="Sternothyroid">sternothyroid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sternohyoid" class="mw-redirect" title="Sternohyoid">sternohyoid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Omohyoid" class="mw-redirect" title="Omohyoid">omohyoid</a> muscles) etc.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thyrohyoid_branch" title="Thyrohyoid branch">Nerve to thyrohyoid</a> - fibres from C1 that run with the <a href="/wiki/Hypoglossal_nerve" title="Hypoglossal nerve">hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII)</a> and do not participate in the formation of the <a href="/wiki/Superior_root_of_ansa_cervicalis" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior root of ansa cervicalis">superior root of ansa cervicalis</a>, instead continuing for some further distance to reach and innervate the <a href="/wiki/Thyrohyoid_muscle" title="Thyrohyoid muscle">thyrohyoid muscle</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Geniohyoid_muscle" title="Geniohyoid muscle">geniohyoid muscle</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phrenic" class="mw-redirect" title="Phrenic">Phrenic</a> (C3-C5, but mostly C4) - innervates <a href="/wiki/Thoracic_diaphragm" title="Thoracic diaphragm">thoracic diaphragm</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pericardium" title="Pericardium">pericardium</a>.</li> <li>Segmental branches (C1-C4) - innervate <a href="/wiki/Scalenes" class="mw-redirect" title="Scalenes">anterior and middle scalene muscles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levator_scapulae" class="mw-redirect" title="Levator scapulae">Levator scapulae muscle</a> (C3-C4) (also innervated by <a href="/wiki/Dorsal_scapular_nerve" title="Dorsal scapular nerve">dorsal scapular nerve</a> (C5) of the <a href="/wiki/Brachial_plexus" title="Brachial plexus">brachial plexus</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diagram">Diagram</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cervical_plexus&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Diagram"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cervical_plexus.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Cervical_plexus.PNG/650px-Cervical_plexus.PNG" decoding="async" width="650" height="440" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Cervical_plexus.PNG 1.5x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="541" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Additional_images">Additional images</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cervical_plexus&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Additional images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray804.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Plan of the cervical plexus."><img alt="Plan of the cervical plexus." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Gray804.png/94px-Gray804.png" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Gray804.png/141px-Gray804.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Gray804.png/188px-Gray804.png 2x" data-file-width="471" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Plan of the cervical plexus.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray805.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck."><img alt="The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Gray805.png/108px-Gray805.png" decoding="async" width="108" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Gray805.png/162px-Gray805.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Gray805.png/216px-Gray805.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray838.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses."><img alt="The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Gray838.png/75px-Gray838.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Gray838.png/113px-Gray838.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Gray838.png/151px-Gray838.png 2x" data-file-width="503" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses. </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray1210.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Side of neck, showing chief surface markings."><img alt="Side of neck, showing chief surface markings." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Gray1210.png/120px-Gray1210.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Gray1210.png/180px-Gray1210.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Gray1210.png/240px-Gray1210.png 2x" data-file-width="530" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Side of neck, showing chief surface markings.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cervical_plexus&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:224-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:224_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:224_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:224_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:224_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFStandring2020" class="citation book cs1">Standring, Susan (2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1201341621"><i>Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice</i></a> (42nd ed.). 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