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Definition of Plexus cardiacus
1. Noun. A plexus of nerves supplying the heart and nearby structures.
Medical Definition of Plexus cardiacus
1. A wide-meshed network of anastomosing cardiopulmonary and splanchnic nerves arising from the afferent and autonomic nerve fibres (sympathetic) and vagus (parasympathetic) nerves, surrounding the arch of the aorta, the pulmonary artery, and continuing to the atria, ventricles, and coronary vessels. Synonym: plexus cardiacus. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plexus Cardiacus
Literary usage of Plexus cardiacus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Laboratory Manual of Human Anatomy by Lewellys Franklin Barker, Dean De Witt Lewis, Daniel Graisberry Revell (1904)
"Notice the subdivision of the plexus cardiacus into a right and a left portion.
How is the plexus cardiacus related to the anterior and posterior coronary ..."
2. Conversations on Anatomy, Physiology, and Surgery. by Archibald Robertson, Towar and Hogan, Printer, 1828 (1828)
"... joins the Cardiac Branches of the left side behind the Aorta, and forms the
plexus cardiacus Magnus, from which is formed the Ganglion Cardiacum. ..."
3. A Laboratory Manual of Human Anatomy by Lewellys Franklin Barker, Dean De Witt Lewis, Daniel Graisberry Revell (1904)
"Notice the subdivision of the plexus cardiacus into a right and a left portion.
How is the plexus cardiacus related to the anterior and posterior coronary ..."
4. Conversations on Anatomy, Physiology, and Surgery. by Archibald Robertson, Towar and Hogan, Printer, 1828 (1828)
"... joins the Cardiac Branches of the left side behind the Aorta, and forms the
plexus cardiacus Magnus, from which is formed the Ganglion Cardiacum. ..."
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