Cervical plexus

Last revised by Fabio Macori on 28 Mar 2022

The cervical plexus is formed by the ventral (anterior) rami of the C1 to C5 nerve roots and innervates the diaphragm, provides motor supply to some neck muscles and cutaneous sensation to the skin of the head, neck, and chest.

Gross anatomy

Roots
  • anterior rami of C1 to C5 nerves
Course
Branches

Cases and figures

  • Figure 1: cervical plexus labelled
  • Figure 2: cervical plexus unlabelled
  • Figure 3: cervical plexus (Gray's illustrations)
  • Figure 4: cervical plexus (Gray's illustrations)
  • Figure 5: suboccipital nerves (Gray's illustration)
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