plexus
Sign in to saveIn anatomy, a plexus (from the Latin term for 'braid') is a branching network of blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, or nerves. The nerves are typically axons outside the central nervous system.
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- Types
- Nerve plexuses
- Cardiac plexus
- Celiac plexus
- Renal plexus
- Venous plexus
- Choroid plexus
- Invertebrates
- See also
- References
In anatomy, a plexus (from the Latin term for 'braid') is a branching network of blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, or nerves. The nerves are typically axons outside the central nervous system.
The standard plural form in English is plexuses. Alternatively, the Latin plural plexūs may be used.
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