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Body Atlas, Nerve Reference

Nerves

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

342 nerves
342 nerves · alternate versions listed on each card
Nerve Spinal Cord medulla spinalis Lower Back The spinal cord is the cylindrical neural structure within the vertebral canal extending from the foramen…
Nerve Spinal Nerve Roots radices nervorum spinalium Lower Back Each spinal nerve is formed by the union of a dorsal root (sensory, entering the cord's…
Nerve Spiral Ganglion of the Cochlea ganglion spirale cochleae Head & Skull The spiral ganglion is the cochlear sensory ganglion containing the bipolar first-order auditory neurons whose peripheral…
Nerve Stellate Ganglion ganglion stellatum Neck The stellate ganglion is the fusion of the inferior cervical sympathetic ganglion and the first thoracic…
Nerve Subcostal Nerve nervus subcostalis Abdomen The subcostal nerve is the ventral ramus of the T12 spinal nerve, running below the twelfth…
Nerve Submandibular Ganglion ganglion submandibulare Head & Skull The submandibular ganglion is a small parasympathetic ganglion hanging from the lingual nerve by two short…
Nerve Suboccipital Nerve nervus suboccipitalis Neck The suboccipital nerve is the posterior ramus of C1, the only spinal nerve that has no…
Nerve Subscapular Nerves nervi subscapulares Shoulder The upper and lower subscapular nerves supply the subscapularis from the posterior cord of the brachial…
Nerve Superficial Branch of the Ulnar Nerve ramus superficialis nervi ulnaris Hand & Wrist The superficial branch of the ulnar nerve is the purely sensory terminal division of the ulnar…
Nerve Superficial Fibular Nerve (Full) nervus fibularis superficialis Lower Leg The superficial fibular nerve supplies the peroneal muscles and the dorsal foot sensation. Its fascial exit…
Nerve Superficial Peroneal Nerve nervus peroneus superficialis Lower Leg The superficial peroneal nerve supplies the peroneal evertors and provides dorsal foot sensation to most of…
Nerve Superficial Radial Nerve ramus superficialis nervi radialis Forearm The superficial branch of the radial nerve is the pure sensory continuation of the radial nerve…
Nerve Superior Alveolar Nerves nervi alveolares superiores Head & Skull The superior alveolar nerves supply the upper dentition and associated gingiva: the posterior superior alveolar nerve…
Nerve Superior Cervical Ganglion ganglion cervicale superius Neck The superior cervical ganglion is the largest sympathetic ganglion in the body, approximately 2.5 cm long,…
Nerve Superior Cluneal Nerves nervi clunium superiores Lower Back The superior cluneal nerves are the cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of L1, L2, and…
Nerve Superior Gluteal Nerve nervus gluteus superior Pelvis & Hip The superior gluteal nerve supplies the primary hip abductors and the TFL, exiting the pelvis above… Also: Detail
Nerve Superior Hypogastric Plexus plexus hypogastricus superior Pelvis & Hip The superior hypogastric plexus is a flat network of sympathetic and visceral afferent fibres lying in…
Nerve Superior Laryngeal Nerve nervus laryngeus superior Neck The superior laryngeal nerve arises from the inferior (nodose) ganglion of the vagus and divides into…
Nerve Superior Lateral Cutaneous Nerve of the Arm nervus cutaneus brachii lateralis superior Upper Arm The superior lateral cutaneous nerve of the arm is the terminal sensory branch of the axillary…
Nerve Superior Mesenteric Ganglion ganglion mesentericum superius Abdomen The superior mesenteric ganglion is a prevertebral sympathetic ganglion lying at the origin of the superior…
Nerve Superior Trunk of the Brachial Plexus truncus superior plexus brachialis Neck The superior (upper) trunk forms where the C5 and C6 roots join near the lateral border…
Nerve Supraclavicular Nerves nervi supraclaviculares Neck The supraclavicular nerves arise from the cervical plexus (C3-C4) and emerge as a group from the…
Nerve Supraorbital Nerve nervus supraorbitalis Head & Skull The supraorbital nerve exits the orbit through the supraorbital foramen (or notch) at the superomedial orbital…
Nerve Suprascapular Articular Branch to the AC Joint ramus articularis nervi suprascapularis ad articulationem acromioclavicularem Shoulder The suprascapular nerve provides articular branches to the acromioclavicular joint capsule as it passes beneath the…
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