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Nerves

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

375 nerves
375 nerves
Nerve Radial Nerve to Triceps (General Branch) ramus muscularis n. radialis ad tricipitem (communis) Upper Arm The radial nerve gives multiple branches to the three heads of triceps, with the long and… Nerve Radial Proper Digital Nerve of the Index Finger nervus digitalis palmaris proprius radialis indicis Hand & Wrist The radial proper digital nerve of the index finger is a branch of the first common… Nerve Radial Proper Digital Nerve of the Thumb nervus digitalis palmaris proprius radialis pollicis Hand & Wrist The radial proper digital nerve of the thumb is a terminal branch of the median nerve… Nerve Radial Tunnel canalis radialis (nervus) Forearm The radial tunnel is the anatomical passage through which the deep branch of the radial nerve… Nerve Recurrent Branch of the Median Nerve ramus recurrens nervi mediani Hand & Wrist The recurrent (thenar motor) branch of the median nerve is the critical motor branch arising from… Nerve Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve nervus laryngeus recurrens Neck A branch of the vagus nerve (CN X), the recurrent laryngeal nerve follows an asymmetric course… Nerve Recurrent Meningeal Branch of Lumbar Nerve ramus meningeus recurrens nervorum lumbalium Lower Back The recurrent meningeal branches (sinuvertebral nerves) of the lumbar spine are mixed nerves formed by a… Nerve Recurrent Motor Branch of the Median Nerve ramus muscularis recurrens nervi mediani Hand & Wrist The recurrent (thenar) motor branch of the median nerve arises from the radial side of the… Nerve Sacral Plexus plexus sacralis Pelvis & Hip The sacral plexus is formed on the anterior surface of the piriformis muscle in the greater… Nerve Sacral Splanchnic Nerves nervi splanchnici sacrales Pelvis & Hip The sacral splanchnic nerves are postganglionic sympathetic fibres arising from the sacral sympathetic ganglia (S2-S4 level… Nerve Sacral Sympathetic Chain truncus sympathicus — pars sacralis Pelvis & Hip The sacral sympathetic chain lies on the anterior surface of the sacrum medial to the sacral… Nerve Saphenous Articular Branch to the Medial Capsule ramus articularis saphenus capsulae medialis Knee Articular branches of the saphenous nerve supply the medial knee capsule, the deep medial collateral ligament,… Nerve Saphenous Infrapatellar Branch ramus infrapatellaris nervi sapheni Knee The infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve arises from the saphenous nerve in the adductor canal… Nerve Saphenous Nerve nervus saphenus Thigh The saphenous nerve is the longest cutaneous branch of the femoral nerve, accompanying the femoral vessels… Nerve Saphenous Nerve (Full) nervus saphenus Thigh The saphenous nerve is the purely sensory terminal branch of the femoral nerve, providing medial leg… Nerve Saphenous Nerve at the Ankle nervus saphenus (pars malleolaris) Foot & Ankle The saphenous nerve descends along the medial lower leg to cross the medial malleolus, supplying the… Nerve Sciatic Nerve nervus ischiadicus Pelvis & Hip The sciatic nerve is the largest peripheral nerve in the body (1.5-2 cm diameter), formed from… Nerve Sciatic Nerve Tibial and Peroneal Divisions divisiones tibialis et fibularis nervi ischiadici Thigh The sciatic nerve is composed of two distinct divisions — the tibial division medially and the… Nerve Second Common Plantar Digital Nerve nervus digitalis plantaris communis II Foot & Ankle The second common plantar digital nerve runs in the second intermetatarsal space between the second and… Nerve Sinuvertebral Nerve nervus sinuvertebralis Luschkae Lower Back The sinuvertebral nerve (recurrent meningeal nerve, nerve of Luschka) is a small mixed nerve formed at… Nerve Spinal Accessory Nerve nervus accessorius spinalis (CN XI) Neck The spinal accessory nerve (CN XI) has a spinal root arising from C1-C5 anterior horn cells,… Nerve Spinal Accessory Nerve (CN XI) nervus accessorius (pars spinalis) Head & Skull The spinal accessory nerve (SAN) is the most vulnerable nerve in the posterior triangle of the… 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…
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