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Body Atlas, Nerve Reference

Nerves

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

342 nerves
32 nerves starting with P  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Nerve Palmar Cutaneous Branch (Median) ramus cutaneus palmaris nervi mediani Hand & Wrist The palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve divides from the main median nerve in the…
Nerve Palmar Cutaneous Branch of the Ulnar Nerve ramus cutaneus palmaris nervi ulnaris Hand & Wrist The palmar cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve arises from the ulnar nerve approximately 5-6 cm…
Nerve Pelvic Splanchnic Nerves nervi splanchnici pelvici Pelvis & Hip The pelvic splanchnic nerves (nervi erigentes) are preganglionic parasympathetic fibres arising from the ventral rami of…
Nerve Perforating Cutaneous Nerve nervus cutaneus perforans Pelvis & Hip The perforating cutaneous nerve arises from the posterior divisions of S2-S3, piercing the sacrotuberous ligament and…
Nerve Perineal Nerve nervus perinealis Pelvis & Hip The perineal nerve is the larger terminal branch of the pudendal nerve, arising in Alcock canal…
Nerve Peroneal Articular Branches to the Knee rami articulares nervi fibularis ad genus Knee The common peroneal nerve provides articular branches to the anterolateral knee capsule, the proximal tibiofibular joint,…
Nerve Peroneal Communicating Nerve nervus communicans fibularis Lower Leg The peroneal communicating nerve (fibular communicating nerve) is a branch of the lateral sural cutaneous nerve…
Nerve Pharyngeal Plexus plexus pharyngeus Neck The pharyngeal plexus is formed on the lateral wall of the pharynx by branches from the…
Nerve Phrenic Nerve nervus phrenicus Neck The phrenic nerve is the sole motor supply to the diaphragm, making it the most vital…
Nerve Popliteal Plexus plexus popliteus Knee The popliteal plexus is a network of sympathetic and sensory nerve fibres surrounding the popliteal artery,…
Nerve Posterior Auricular Nerve nervus auricularis posterior Head & Skull The posterior auricular nerve is the first extracranial branch of the facial nerve (CN VII), given…
Nerve Posterior Cord of the Brachial Plexus fasciculus posterior plexus brachialis Shoulder The posterior cord is formed by all three posterior divisions (C5-T1) and lies behind the second…
Nerve Posterior Cutaneous Branch of Lumbar Rami ramus cutaneus posterior rami posterioris lumbalis Lower Back The posterior cutaneous branches of the lumbar posterior rami supply the skin of the lower back…
Nerve Posterior Cutaneous Nerve of the Arm nervus cutaneus brachii posterior Upper Arm The posterior cutaneous nerve of the arm is a branch of the radial nerve given off…
Nerve Posterior Cutaneous Nerve of the Forearm nervus cutaneus antebrachii posterior Forearm The posterior cutaneous nerve of the forearm is a sensory branch of the radial nerve arising…
Nerve Posterior Cutaneous Nerve of the Thigh nervus cutaneus femoris posterior Thigh The posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh is a large purely sensory nerve supplying the entire…
Nerve Posterior Ethmoidal Nerve nervus ethmoidalis posterior Head & Skull The posterior ethmoidal nerve is a branch of the nasociliary nerve (from V1) that exits the…
Nerve Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Perineal Branches rami perineales nervi cutanei femoris posterioris Pelvis & Hip The perineal branches of the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve arise from its medial side at the…
Nerve Posterior Interosseous Nerve nervus interosseus posterior Forearm The posterior interosseous nerve is the deep, predominantly motor branch of the radial nerve after it… Also: Full overview
Nerve Posterior Nasal Nerves nervi nasales posteriores Head & Skull The posterior nasal nerves are branches of the maxillary nerve (V2) via the pterygopalatine ganglion, exiting…
Nerve Posterior Rami of Lumbar Nerves rami posteriores nervorum lumbalium Lower Back The lumbar dorsal rami arise from each lumbar spinal nerve after it exits the intervertebral foramen… Also: Detail
Nerve Posterior Scrotal and Labial Nerves nervi scrotales/labiales posteriores Pelvis & Hip The posterior scrotal nerves (in males) and posterior labial nerves (in females) are superficial branches of…
Nerve Posterior Superior Alveolar Nerve nervus alveolaris superior posterior Head & Skull The posterior superior alveolar nerve is a branch of the maxillary nerve (V2) that arises from…
Nerve Posterior Vagal Trunk truncus vagalis posterior Abdomen The right vagus nerve comes to lie on the posterior surface of the oesophagus as it…
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