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Body Atlas, Nerve Reference

Nerves

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

342 nerves
42 nerves starting with S  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Nerve Superior Cervical Ganglion ganglion cervicale superius Neck The superior cervical ganglion is the largest sympathetic ganglion in the body, approximately 2.5 cm long,…
Nerve Superior Cluneal Nerves nervi clunium superiores Lower Back The superior cluneal nerves are the cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of L1, L2, and…
Nerve Superior Gluteal Nerve nervus gluteus superior Pelvis & Hip The superior gluteal nerve supplies the primary hip abductors and the TFL, exiting the pelvis above… Also: Detail
Nerve Superior Hypogastric Plexus plexus hypogastricus superior Pelvis & Hip The superior hypogastric plexus is a flat network of sympathetic and visceral afferent fibres lying in…
Nerve Superior Laryngeal Nerve nervus laryngeus superior Neck The superior laryngeal nerve arises from the inferior (nodose) ganglion of the vagus and divides into…
Nerve Superior Lateral Cutaneous Nerve of the Arm nervus cutaneus brachii lateralis superior Upper Arm The superior lateral cutaneous nerve of the arm is the terminal sensory branch of the axillary…
Nerve Superior Mesenteric Ganglion ganglion mesentericum superius Abdomen The superior mesenteric ganglion is a prevertebral sympathetic ganglion lying at the origin of the superior…
Nerve Superior Trunk of the Brachial Plexus truncus superior plexus brachialis Neck The superior (upper) trunk forms where the C5 and C6 roots join near the lateral border…
Nerve Supraclavicular Nerves nervi supraclaviculares Neck The supraclavicular nerves arise from the cervical plexus (C3-C4) and emerge as a group from the…
Nerve Supraorbital Nerve nervus supraorbitalis Head & Skull The supraorbital nerve exits the orbit through the supraorbital foramen (or notch) at the superomedial orbital…
Nerve Suprascapular Articular Branch to the AC Joint ramus articularis nervi suprascapularis ad articulationem acromioclavicularem Shoulder The suprascapular nerve provides articular branches to the acromioclavicular joint capsule as it passes beneath the…
Nerve Suprascapular Nerve nervus suprascapularis Shoulder The suprascapular nerve innervates the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles, two of the four rotator cuff muscles,… Also: Full overview
Nerve Supratrochlear Nerve nervus supratrochlearis Head & Skull The supratrochlear nerve is the smaller medial branch of the frontal nerve, supplying the central glabellar…
Nerve Sural Nerve nervus suralis Lower Leg The sural nerve is formed by the union of medial sural cutaneous (from tibial nerve) and…
Nerve Sympathetic Cardiac Nerves nervi cardiaci cervicales et nervi cardiaci thoracici Chest The sympathetic cardiac nerves are the superior, middle and inferior cervical cardiac nerves from the three…
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