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cervical plexus

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Noun1.cervical plexus - a nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle
nerve plexus - a network of intersecting nerves


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Usually, in our institution, diese cases are performed under unilateral or bilateral superficial cervical plexus blocks, as the case dictates.
15) Some useful blocks Superficial cervical block The superficial cervical plexus is formed from ventral roots of C2-C4.
These include cutaneous branches of the cervical plexus supplying the skin overlying the posterior triangle; the platysma and omohyoid muscles; the spinal accessory nerve, which innervates the SCM and trapezius muscles; the deep cervical lymph nodes; the brachial plexus; and numerous arteries and veins--prominent is the external jugular vein (see Figure 2).
 
 
 
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