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Nerves

Nerve reference, root levels, course, motor and sensory distribution, entrapment sites, and neuropathies.

375 nerves

375 nerves

Nerve Abdominal Aortic Plexus plexus aorticus abdominalis Abdomen The abdominal aortic plexus is a dense autonomic network surrounding the abdominal aorta below the diaphragm,… Nerve Abducens Nerve nervus abducens (CN VI) Head & Skull The abducens nerve has the longest intracranial course of any cranial nerve, making it the most… Nerve Abducens Nerve (CN VI) nervus abducens Head & Skull The abducens nerve (CN VI) arises from the abducens nucleus in the dorsal pons, runs through… Nerve Abducens Nerve (CN VI) — Full nervus abducens Head & Skull CN VI is the motor nerve to the lateral rectus, producing abduction (outward gaze). Its long… Nerve Accessory Nerve nervus accessorius (CN XI) Neck The spinal accessory nerve (cranial nerve XI) supplies the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius, both of which are… Nerve Accessory Nerve (CN XI) — Full nervus accessorius (cranialis et spinalis) Head & Skull The accessory nerve has two functional components: the cranial part joins the vagus for laryngeal innervation,… Nerve Accessory Obturator Nerve nervus obturatorius accessorius Pelvis & Hip The accessory obturator nerve is an inconstant nerve arising from the lumbar plexus (L3-L4) that is… Nerve Accessory Phrenic Nerve nervus phrenicus accessorius Neck The accessory phrenic nerve is an inconstant nerve arising from C5 (occasionally also C4) that joins… Nerve Ansa Cervicalis (Full) ansa cervicalis Neck The ansa cervicalis is a nerve loop formed by fibres from C1-C3, lying on the internal… Nerve Anterior Branch of Axillary Nerve to Deltoid ramus anterior nervi axillaris ad deltoideum Shoulder The anterior branch of the axillary nerve wraps around the surgical neck of the humerus to… Nerve Anterior Cutaneous Branches of the Femoral Nerve rami cutanei anteriores nervi femoralis Thigh The anterior cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve are medial and intermediate branches arising from the… Nerve Anterior Cutaneous Nerves of the Abdomen nervi cutanei abdominales anteriores Abdomen The anterior cutaneous nerves of the abdomen are the medial terminal branches of the thoracic intercostal… Nerve Anterior Ethmoid Nerve nervus ethmoidalis anterior Head & Skull The anterior ethmoid nerve is a branch of the nasociliary nerve (V1), passing through the anterior… Nerve Anterior Ethmoidal Nerve nervus ethmoidalis anterior Head & Skull The anterior ethmoidal nerve is a branch of the nasociliary nerve (from V1) that passes through… Nerve Anterior Interosseous Nerve nervus interosseus anterior Forearm The anterior interosseous nerve is the deep motor branch of the median nerve, supplying only three… Nerve Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve nervus alveolaris superior anterior Head & Skull The anterior superior alveolar nerve is a branch of the infraorbital nerve (V2) arising within the… Nerve Anterior Vagal Trunk truncus vagalis anterior Abdomen As the two vagal nerves descend with the oesophagus through the thorax they rotate with the… Nerve Aorticorenal Ganglion ganglion aorticorenale Abdomen The aorticorenal ganglia are paired prevertebral sympathetic ganglia located at the renal arteries' origins from the… Nerve Articular Branches of the Femoral Nerve to the Knee rami articulares nervi femoralis ad genu Thigh The femoral nerve contributes articular branches to the knee joint through its muscular branches to the… Nerve Articular Branches to the Glenohumeral Joint rami articulares articulationis humeri Shoulder Articular branches from the axillary nerve, suprascapular nerve, and lateral pectoral nerve innervate the glenohumeral joint… Nerve Auricular Branch of the Vagus ramus auricularis nervi vagi Head & Skull The auricular branch of the vagus nerve (Arnold nerve) arises from the superior (jugular) ganglion of… Nerve Auriculotemporal Nerve nervus auriculotemporalis Head & Skull The auriculotemporal nerve is a branch of the mandibular nerve that carries postganglionic parasympathetic fibres from… Nerve Axillary Nerve nervus axillaris Shoulder The axillary nerve is the motor supply to the deltoid and teres minor and is the… Nerve Baxter’s Nerve (Inferior Calcaneal Nerve) nervus calcaneus inferior (Baxter) Foot & Ankle Baxter's nerve (the first branch of the lateral plantar nerve, inferior calcaneal nerve) arises from the…