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Nerves

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

342 nerves
17 nerves starting with T  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Nerve Temporal Branch of the Facial Nerve rami temporales nervi facialis Head & Skull The temporal branches of the facial nerve (CN VII) exit the superior parotid, crossing the zygomatic…
Nerve Terminal Branches of the Pudendal Nerve rami terminales nervi pudendi Pelvis & Hip The pudendal nerve (S2-S4) divides in the pudendal canal (Alcock's canal) into three terminal branches: the…
Nerve Third Occipital Nerve nervus occipitalis tertius Head & Skull The third occipital nerve (TON) is the medial branch of C3 that wraps around and innervates…
Nerve Thoracic Dorsal Rami rami dorsales nervorum thoracicorum Chest The thoracic dorsal (posterior) rami arise from each thoracic spinal nerve just outside the intervertebral foramen…
Nerve Thoracic Splanchnic Nerves nervi splanchnici thoracici Chest The thoracic splanchnic nerves are preganglionic sympathetic nerves formed from the thoracic sympathetic ganglia: the greater…
Nerve Thoracic Sympathetic Trunk pars thoracica trunci sympathici Chest The thoracic sympathetic trunk is the part of the paired sympathetic chain that runs down the…
Nerve Thoracodorsal Nerve nervus thoracodorsalis Chest The thoracodorsal nerve is the motor supply to the latissimus dorsi, arising from the posterior cord… Also: Full overview
Nerve Tibial Articular Branches to the Posterior Knee rami articulares nervi tibialis (pars posterior) Knee The tibial nerve gives off articular branches to the posterior knee capsule and posterior cruciate ligament…
Nerve Tibial Nerve nervus tibialis (cursus completus) Lower Leg The tibial nerve descends through the popliteal fossa between the two heads of gastrocnemius, passes deep…
Nerve Transverse Cervical Nerve nervus transversus cervicis Neck The transverse cervical nerve (C2-C3) is a branch of the cervical plexus that curves around the…
Nerve Trigeminal Ganglion ganglion trigeminale Head & Skull The trigeminal (Gasserian or semilunar) ganglion is the large crescent-shaped sensory ganglion of the trigeminal nerve.…
Nerve Trigeminal Nerve nervus trigeminus (CN V) Head & Skull The trigeminal nerve is the largest cranial nerve and the primary sensory nerve of the face,…
Nerve Trigeminal Nerve (CN V): Three Divisions nervus trigeminus (tres divisiones) Head & Skull The trigeminal nerve is the largest cranial nerve, providing sensation to the entire face and motor…
Nerve Trochlear Nerve nervus trochlearis (CN IV) Head & Skull The trochlear nerve is the smallest cranial nerve by number of axons and the only cranial…
Nerve Trochlear Nerve (CN IV): Full nervus trochlearis Head & Skull CN IV is the thinnest cranial nerve and has the longest intracranial course, making it uniquely…
Nerve Tympanic Nerve nervus tympanicus Head & Skull The tympanic nerve (Jacobson's nerve) is a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) that enters…

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