What is solar plexus?
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the stomach muscles.
In spite of what it sounds like, the 'solar plexus' has nothing to do with our solar system. The solar plexus is part of human anatomy.
it's the spot right below your ribs. If someone hits you there, you're not happy!
It is a network of ganglia and nerves lying in front of the aorta behind the stomach.
It has nothing to do with Astronomy.
It is the muscle between the lungs and the stomach also known as the diaphragm. When you hiccup, it is a spasm in the solar plexus. A good way to fid it is to follow the inside of the ribcage to where each side meets, there is a pointed bone in between the two which is called the xyphpoid process, the solar plexus lies just below that.
its a triangle, top vertice is at the bottom end of your sternum and its 2 top edges run along the lower ribs. if you're punched there you'll be out of breath. as bad as a kick in the n*ts
Despite the name, this is human anatomy. There is a terminology issue due to the combination of modern and older medical terms and common language.
There is a complex network of nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach, known as the celiac plexus, formed from parts of the greater and lesser splanchnic nerves of both sides of the body, as well and the right side of the vagus nerve... after that it gets a bit complicated.
A blow to the stomach, just below the center of the rib cage, can upset this region, stimulating the diaphram to spasm, causing difficulty breathing. This is known as being winded. The area that causes this (and by extension, the celiac plexus) is popularly known as the solar plexus.
You're in the wrong place for that question, go to human anatomy
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