Qnerve plexus is a plexus (branching network) of intersecting nerves. A nerve plexus is composed of afferent and efferent fibers that arise from the merging of the anterior rami of spinal nerves and blood vessels. There are five spinal nerve plexuses, except in the thoracic region, as well as other forms of autonomic plexuses, many of which are a part of the enteric nervous system. The nerves that arise from the plexuses have both sensory and motor functions. These functions include muscle contraction, the maintenance of body coordination and control, and the reaction to sensations such as heat, cold, pain, and pressure. There are several plexuses in the body, including:
Spinal Plexuses
Cervical plexus - serves the head, neck and shoulders
Brachial plexus - serves the chest, shoulders, arms and hands
Lumbar plexus - serves the back, abdomen, groin, thighs, knees, and calves
Sacral plexus - serves the pelvis, buttocks, genitals, thighs, calves, and feet
Coccygeal plexus - serves a small region over the coccyx
Autonomic Plexuses
Celiac plexus (solar plexus) - serves internal organs
Auerbach's plexus (myenteric plexus) - serves the gastrointestinal tract
Meissner's plexus (submucosal plexus) - serves the gastrointestinal tract
Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve - serves the palate and pharynx
Cardiac plexus - serves the heart
Nerve plexus
Superimposed image of the spinal plexuses on a human back.
biceps, also biceps brachii (Latin for "two-headed muscle of the arm"), is a large muscle that lies on the front of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow. Both heads of the muscle arise on the scapula and join to form a single muscle belly which is attached to the upper forearm. While the biceps crosses both the shoulder and elbow joints, its main function is at the elbow where it flexes the forearm and supinates the forearm. Both these movements are used when opening a bottle with a corkscrew: first biceps unscrews the cork (supination), then it pulls the cork out (flexion