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Nerves

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

375 nerves

375 nerves

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 Ethmoid Nerve nervus ethmoidalis posterior Head & Skull The posterior ethmoid nerve is the smaller terminal branch of the nasociliary nerve (V1), passing through… 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… Nerve Posterior Interosseous Nerve (Full) nervus interosseus posterior Forearm The posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) is the motor branch of the radial nerve that enters the… Nerve Posterior Interosseous Nerve at the Arcade of Frohse nervus interosseus posterior ad arcadem Froehse Forearm The posterior interosseous nerve (deep branch of the radial nerve) enters the posterior forearm by passing… Nerve Posterior Knee Capsule Nerve Plexus plexus nervosus capsulae posterioris genus Knee The posterior knee capsule receives innervation from a plexus of articular branches from the tibial nerve,… 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… Nerve Posterior Rami of Lumbar Nerves (Detail) rami posteriores nervorum lumbalium (detail) Lower Back The posterior rami of lumbar spinal nerves divide into medial branches (supplying the facet joints and… 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… Nerve Proper Palmar Digital Nerves nervi digitales palmares proprii Hand & Wrist The proper palmar digital nerves are the terminal sensory branches of the common palmar digital nerves… Nerve Proper Plantar Digital Nerves of the Foot nervi digitales plantares proprii pedis Foot & Ankle The proper plantar digital nerves are the terminal sensory branches supplying the plantar surface of individual… Nerve Pterygopalatine Ganglion ganglion pterygopalatinum Head & Skull The pterygopalatine ganglion (sphenopalatine ganglion) is the largest parasympathetic ganglion of the head, located in the… Nerve Pudendal Nerve nervus pudendus Pelvis & Hip The pudendal nerve is the primary nerve of the perineum, supplying the external sphincters, perineal muscles,… Nerve Pudendal Nerve (Full) nervus pudendus Pelvis & Hip The pudendal nerve is the primary perineal nerve, supplying the external sphincters, erectile tissue muscles, and… Nerve Pulmonary Plexus plexus pulmonalis Chest The pulmonary plexus is an autonomic network at each pulmonary hilum, formed by the pulmonary branches… Nerve Radial Nerve nervus radialis Upper Arm The largest brachial plexus branch (C5–T1), winding the humeral spiral groove before dividing into superficial sensory… Nerve Radial Nerve at Deep Branch Takeoff nervus radialis ad originem rami profundi Upper Arm The radial nerve divides into superficial (sensory) and deep (motor — posterior interosseous nerve) branches at… Nerve Radial Nerve at the Arm — Spiral Groove nervus radialis (sulcus nervi radialis) Upper Arm The radial nerve is vulnerable in the spiral groove of the humerus where it is directly…

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