The ganglion of nerve cells and fibers situated at the back of the abdomen which subserves autonomic nervous system function for much of the gastrointestinal tract. A sharp blow on the abdomen over the solar plexus causes visceral pain and 'winding.' Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/solar_plexus.html
The solar plexus is a network of nerves situated in the abdomen behind the stomach. It surrounds the coeliac axis, the thick short artery which is a branch of the aorta. The solar plexus contains several ganglia or collections of nerve cells, and from it nerve filaments go to all the abdominal viscera. A blow to the pit of the stomach is the so-cal... Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ES.HTM