plexus
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The connection, Drew and his colleagues determined, is the vertebral venous plexus, a network of veins that connects the abdomen to the spine in mice and humans alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
The pressure is transmitted through the vertebral venous plexus, a network of veins linking the abdomen to the spinal cavity, which leads to slight brain movement.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026
It was like a kick to the solar plexus of their team's chances of progressing, but they were here with their noise and their colour at Stade de Nice.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2023
And was that the throaty rumble of passing cars synchronizing with the nearly imperceptible vibrations in my solar plexus?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
Immediately, I know it's Tiny, and I feel this weird relief radiate out from my solar plexus.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
These plexuses are described as arising from spinal nerves and giving rise to certain systemic nerves, but they contain fibers that serve sensory functions or fibers that serve motor functions.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
These two plexuses and their connections were introduced earlier as the enteric nervous system.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
There are a few myenteric plexuses in which the nervous tissue in the wall of the digestive tract organs can directly influence digestive function.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Figure 13.24 Nerve Plexuses of the Body There are four main nerve plexuses in the human body.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
These tumours are rare, and are chiefly met with in the main cords or abdominal plexuses of the sympathetic system of children or young adults.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
