Pulmonary plexus
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The pulmonary plexus is an autonomic plexus formed from pulmonary branches of vagus nerve
and the sympathetic trunk
.
It supplies the Bronchial tree and the visceral pleura.
Pulmonary branches of vagus nerve
The pulmonary branches of the vagus nerve can be divided into two groups: anterior and posterior.-Anterior:The Anterior Bronchial Branches , two or three in number, and of small size, are distributed on the anterior surface of the root of the lung.They join with filaments from the sympathetic, and...
and the sympathetic trunk
Sympathetic trunk
The sympathetic trunks are a paired bundle of nerve fibers that run from the base of the skull to the coccyx.-Structure:...
.
It supplies the Bronchial tree and the visceral pleura.