A blow to the solar plexus system
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:13 pm
------------------------------------------------http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celiac_plexus wrote:
<<The celiac or solar plexus, is a complex network of nerves (a plexus) located in the abdomen, where the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and renal arteries branch from the abdominal aorta. It is dorsal to the stomach and the omental bursa, and in front of the crura of the diaphragm, on the level of the first lumbar vertebra, L1.
A blow to the stomach is not really to the solar plexus itself being referred to, but rather the region where it is located. A blow to the stomach can upset this region. This can cause the diaphragm to spasm, resulting in difficulty in breathing—a sensation commonly known as "getting the wind knocked out of you".>>
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