See Also: external carotid plexus(medicine)
external carotid artery(medicine)
carotid artery, external(medicine)
external carotid nerves(medicine)
common carotid plexus(medicine)
internal carotid (nervous) plexus(medicine)
internal carotid venous plexus(medicine)
external maxillary plexus(medicine)
external iliac plexus(medicine)
Carotid Angiography (carotid angiogram, carotid angio)(health)

external carotid plexus (medicine)


external carotid plexus


An autonomic plexus formed by the external carotid nerves surrounding the artery of the same name, and giving origin to a number of secondary plexus's along the branches of this artery and to branches to the carotid body.

Synonym: plexus caroticus externus.