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Body Atlas, Nerve Reference

Nerves

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

342 nerves
55 nerves starting with N  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Nerve Nerve to Masseter nervus massetericus Head & Skull The masseteric nerve is a branch of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve (V3) that…
Nerve Nerve to Medial Head of Gastrocnemius nervus capitis medialis musculi gastrocnemii Lower Leg A branch of the tibial nerve arising in the popliteal fossa, supplying the medial head of…
Nerve Nerve to Medial Head of Triceps nervus capitis medialis musculi tricipitis brachii Upper Arm The nerve to the medial head of triceps arises from the radial nerve at multiple levels,…
Nerve Nerve to Medial Pterygoid nervus musculi pterygoidei medialis Head & Skull The nerve to medial pterygoid is a branch of the mandibular nerve (V3) given off just…
Nerve Nerve to Mylohyoid nervus mylohyoideus Head & Skull The nerve to mylohyoid arises from the inferior alveolar nerve just before it enters the mandibular…
Nerve Nerve to Obturator Externus nervus musculi obturatorii externi Thigh A branch of the obturator nerve (L3, L4) arising before or just after the nerve passes…
Nerve Nerve to Obturator Internus nervus musculi obturatorii interni Pelvis & Hip The nerve to obturator internus arises from the sacral plexus, typically from the ventral rami of…
Nerve Nerve to Peroneus Brevis nervus musculi fibularis brevis Lower Leg A motor branch of the superficial peroneal nerve supplying peroneus brevis, arising in the lateral compartment…
Nerve Nerve to Piriformis nervus musculi piriformis Pelvis & Hip The nerve to piriformis arises from the dorsal divisions of the S1 and S2 ventral rami…
Nerve Nerve to Plantaris nervus musculi plantaris Lower Leg A small branch of the tibial nerve supplying the plantaris muscle, arising in the popliteal fossa…
Nerve Nerve to Popliteus nervus musculi poplitei Knee A branch of the tibial nerve arising in the popliteal fossa or at the upper border…
Nerve Nerve to Quadratus Femoris nervus musculi quadrati femoris Pelvis & Hip The nerve to quadratus femoris arises from the ventral divisions of L4, L5, and S1 of… Also: Detail
Nerve Nerve to Quadratus Lumborum nervus musculi quadrati lumborum Lower Back Motor branches to the quadratus lumborum arise from the ventral rami of T12 and L1-L4, entering…
Nerve Nerve to Rectus Femoris nervus musculi recti femoris Thigh Motor branches to the rectus femoris arise from the femoral nerve in the femoral triangle, entering…
Nerve Nerve to Sartorius nervus musculi sartorii Thigh The nerve to sartorius arises from the femoral nerve in the femoral triangle, entering the sartorius…
Nerve Nerve to Short Head of Biceps nervus capitis brevis musculi bicipitis brachii Upper Arm A branch of the musculocutaneous nerve supplying the short head of biceps, typically arising as the…
Nerve Nerve to Soleus nervus musculi solei Lower Leg The nerve to soleus arises from the tibial nerve in the popliteal fossa and posterior leg,…
Nerve Nerve to Stapedius nervus stapedius Head & Skull The nerve to stapedius is a tiny motor branch of the facial nerve that arises in…
Nerve Nerve to Subclavius nervus subclavius Shoulder The nerve to subclavius arises from the upper trunk of the brachial plexus (C5-C6) near the…
Nerve Nerve to Supraspinatus nervus musculi supraspinatii Shoulder The nerve to supraspinatus branches from the suprascapular nerve at or just distal to the suprascapular…
Nerve Nerve to Tensor Tympani nervus musculi tensoris tympani Head & Skull The nerve to tensor tympani is a small branch from the medial pterygoid nerve (itself from…
Nerve Nerve to Tensor Veli Palatini nervus musculi tensoris veli palatini Head & Skull The nerve to tensor veli palatini is a branch of the medial pterygoid nerve from the…
Nerve Nerve to Teres Minor nervus musculi teretis minoris Shoulder A branch of the posterior branch of the axillary nerve (C5-C6), given off as the nerve…
Nerve Nerve to Thyrohyoid nervus musculi thyreohyoidei Neck The nerve to thyrohyoid is a branch from the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) arising in the…
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