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Nerves

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

375 nerves

375 nerves

Nerve Brachial Plexus plexus brachialis Neck The brachial plexus is the complex neural network formed from the ventral rami of C5-T1, organised… Nerve Buccal Branch of the Facial Nerve rami buccales nervi facialis Head & Skull The buccal branches of the facial nerve emerge from the anterior parotid gland and cross the… Nerve Buccal Nerve nervus buccalis Head & Skull The buccal nerve is a branch of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve (V3) that… Nerve Calcaneal Nerve (Medial) nervus calcaneus medialis Foot & Ankle The medial calcaneal nerve (or nerves — usually 1-3 small branches) supplies the medial heel skin… Nerve Cardiac Plexus plexus cardiacus Chest The cardiac plexus is a network of autonomic nerves at the base of the heart, formed… Nerve Carotid Sinus Nerve nervus sinus carotici Neck The carotid sinus nerve (Hering's nerve) is a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) that… Nerve Cauda Equina cauda equina Lower Back The cauda equina (horse's tail) is the collection of nerve roots below the conus medullaris that… Nerve Cavernous Nerve (Nervi Erigentes) nervi cavernosi penis et clitoridis Pelvis & Hip The cavernous nerves are the terminal branches of the inferior hypogastric plexus carrying parasympathetic fibres responsible… Nerve Cavernous Nerves of Walsh nervi cavernosi Pelvis & Hip The cavernous nerves (nervi cavernosi) arise from the pelvic plexus (inferior hypogastric plexus) bilaterally at the… Nerve Celiac Plexus plexus coeliacus Abdomen The celiac plexus is the largest autonomic plexus in the body, surrounding the celiac trunk at… Nerve Cervical Plexus plexus cervicalis Neck The cervical plexus is formed by the ventral rami of C1-C4 deep to the sternocleidomastoid in… Nerve Cervical Sympathetic Chain truncus sympathicus cervicalis Neck The cervical sympathetic chain runs in the posterior carotid space, medial to the carotid sheath, on… Nerve Cervical Sympathetic Trunk truncus sympatheticus cervicalis Neck The cervical sympathetic trunk is the superior continuation of the thoracic sympathetic chain, ascending on the… Nerve Chorda Tympani chorda tympani Head & Skull The chorda tympani is a branch of the facial nerve that carries taste sensation from the… Nerve Cluneal Nerves nervi clunium Pelvis & Hip The cluneal nerves supply the skin of the buttock (Latin: clunes = buttocks) in three groups:… Nerve Cochlear Nerve nervus cochlearis Head & Skull The cochlear nerve is the auditory division of the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII), carrying special sensory… Nerve Common Fibular Nerve (Detail) nervus fibularis communis Knee The common fibular nerve is the most commonly injured major nerve in the lower limb —… Nerve Common Fibular Nerve at the Fibular Head nervus fibularis communis — locus compressionis Knee The common fibular (peroneal) nerve wraps around the neck of the fibula in a superficial fibro-osseous… Nerve Common Palmar Digital Nerves (Hand) nervi digitales palmares communes manus Hand & Wrist The common palmar digital nerves arise from the median nerve (fingers 1-3 and radial half of… Nerve Common Peroneal Nerve nervus peroneus communis Knee The common peroneal nerve (common fibular nerve, L4-S2) is the lateral division of the sciatic nerve,… Nerve Common Peroneal Nerve (Full Course) nervus fibularis communis (cursus completus) Lower Leg The common peroneal nerve descends along the medial border of the biceps femoris tendon to the… Nerve Common Plantar Digital Nerves nervi digitales plantares communes Foot & Ankle The common plantar digital nerves are the terminal branches of the medial and lateral plantar nerves… Nerve Conus Medullaris conus medullaris Lower Back The conus medullaris is the tapered terminal end of the spinal cord, normally ending at the… Nerve Deep Branch of the Ulnar Nerve ramus profundus nervi ulnaris Hand & Wrist The deep branch of the ulnar nerve arises at the wrist as the ulnar nerve divides…

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