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Body Atlas, Nerve Reference

Nerves

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

375 nerves

375 nerves

Nerve Ulnar Nerve nervus ulnaris Forearm The ulnar nerve (C8-T1) is the terminal branch of the medial cord, descending through the medial… Nerve Ulnar Nerve at Hook of Hamate nervus ulnaris ad hamulum ossis hamati Hand & Wrist The ulnar nerve at the hook of hamate level is in zone 2 of Guyon's canal,… Nerve Ulnar Nerve Deep Forearm Branch ramus profundus nervi ulnaris (pars antebrachii) Forearm The deep branch of the ulnar nerve in the forearm supplies flexor carpi ulnaris and the… Nerve Ulnar Proper Digital Nerve of the Ring Finger nervus digitalis palmaris proprius ulnaris digiti annularis Hand & Wrist The ulnar proper digital nerve of the ring finger is a branch of the third common… Nerve Upper Subscapular Nerve nervus subscapularis superior Shoulder The upper subscapular nerve arises from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus (C5-C6) and innervates… Nerve Vagal Cardiac Branches rami cardiaci nervi vagi Chest The vagal cardiac branches are parasympathetic fibres from the vagus nerve (CN X) descending to the… Nerve Vagus Nerve nervus vagus (CN X) Neck The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve, wandering from the brainstem to the abdominal viscera… Nerve Vagus Nerve (CN X) — Full nervus vagus Head & Skull The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve, providing parasympathetic innervation to most thoracic and abdominal… Nerve Vestibular Nerve nervus vestibularis Head & Skull The vestibular nerve carries special sensory fibres from the vestibular ganglion (Scarpa ganglion) to the vestibular… Nerve Vestibulocochlear Nerve nervus vestibulocochlearis (CN VIII) Head & Skull The vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) has two distinct divisions: the cochlear nerve (arising from the spiral… Nerve Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN VIII) — Full nervus vestibulocochlearis Head & Skull CN VIII has two distinct functional divisions: the cochlear nerve for hearing and the vestibular nerve… Nerve White Rami Communicantes rami communicantes albi Chest The white rami communicantes are the preganglionic sympathetic nerve fibres connecting the ventral roots of T1-L2… Nerve Zygomatic Nerve nervus zygomaticus Head & Skull The zygomatic nerve is a branch of the maxillary nerve (V2) that enters the orbit through… Nerve Zygomaticofacial Nerve nervus zygomaticofacialis Head & Skull The zygomaticofacial nerve is a branch of the zygomatic nerve (from V2 via the pterygopalatine fossa)… Nerve Zygomaticotemporal Nerve nervus zygomaticotemporalis Head & Skull The zygomaticotemporal nerve is a branch of the zygomatic nerve (from the maxillary division of the…