the parasympathetic nerve plexus plays a role in peristalsis.
which nerve plexus plays a role in peristalsis?
parasympathetic
bullet::::- spinal plexuses





















































bullet::::- cervical plexus - serves the head, neck and shoulders





















































bullet::::- brachial plexus - serves the chest, shoulders, arms and hands





















































bullet::::- lumbar plexus - serves the back, abdomen, groin, thighs, knees, and calves





















































bullet::::- sacral plexus - serves the pelvis, buttocks, genitals, thighs, calves, and feet





















































bullet::::- coccygeal plexus - serves a small region over the coccyx





















































bullet::::- autonomic plexuses





















































bullet::::- celiac plexus (solar plexus) - serves internal organs





















































bullet::::- auerbach's plexus (myenteric plexus) - serves the gastrointestinal tract





















































bullet::::- meissner's plexus (submucosal plexus) - serves the gastrointestinal tract
nerve plexus
cavernous nerve plexus





















































the cavernous nerve plexus (also called the walther plexus) is situated below and medial to that part of the internal carotid artery which is placed by the side of the sella turcica in the cavernous sinus, and is formed chiefly by the medial division of the internal carotid nerve.





















































it communicates with the oculomotor, the trochlear, the ophthalmic and the abducent nerves, and with the ciliary ganglion, and distributes filaments to the wall of the internal carotid artery.
cavernous nerve plexus