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Nerves

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

342 nerves
342 nerves · alternate versions listed on each card
Nerve Inferior Rectal Nerve nervi anales inferiores Pelvis & Hip The inferior rectal (inferior anal) nerve is the first branch of the pudendal nerve in the…
Nerve Inferior Trunk of the Brachial Plexus truncus inferior plexus brachialis Neck The inferior (lower) trunk forms from the C8 and T1 roots and lies on the first…
Nerve Infraorbital Nerve nervus infraorbitalis Head & Skull The infraorbital nerve is the terminal branch of the maxillary nerve, emerging from the infraorbital foramen…
Nerve Infrapatellar Plexus plexus infrapatellaris Knee The infrapatellar plexus is formed by terminal branches of the saphenous infrapatellar branch, the medial retinacular…
Nerve Infratrochlear Nerve nervus infratrochlearis Head & Skull The infratrochlear nerve is one of the two terminal branches of the nasociliary nerve, the other…
Nerve Intercostal Nerves nervi intercostales Chest The twelve pairs of thoracic nerve anterior rami are called intercostal nerves (T1 through T11) and… Also: Full overview
Nerve Intercostobrachial Nerve nervus intercostobrachialis Upper Arm The intercostobrachial nerve is the lateral cutaneous branch of the second intercostal nerve (T2). It emerges…
Nerve Intermediate Dorsal Cutaneous Nerve nervus cutaneus dorsalis intermedius Foot & Ankle The intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve is the lateral of the two terminal branches of the superficial…
Nerve Internal Branch of the Superior Laryngeal Nerve ramus internus nervi laryngei superioris Neck The internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve is the larger sensory branch that pierces the…
Nerve Lacrimal Nerve nervus lacrimalis Head & Skull The lacrimal nerve is the smallest branch of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (V1).…
Nerve Lateral Cord of the Brachial Plexus fasciculus lateralis plexus brachialis Shoulder The lateral cord is formed by the anterior divisions of the superior and middle trunks (C5-C7)…
Nerve Lateral Cutaneous Nerve of the Forearm nervus cutaneus antebrachii lateralis Forearm The lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm is the terminal sensory branch of the musculocutaneous nerve…
Nerve Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve nervus cutaneus femoris lateralis Thigh The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a purely sensory nerve supplying the outer thigh skin, with…
Nerve Lateral Pectoral Nerve nervus pectoralis lateralis Chest The lateral pectoral nerve (C5-C7) arises from the lateral cord of the brachial plexus, crosses in…
Nerve Lateral Plantar Nerve nervus plantaris lateralis Foot & Ankle The lateral plantar nerve is the smaller plantar nerve analogous to the ulnar nerve in the… Also: Full overview
Nerve Lateral Superior Genicular Nerve nervus genus superior lateralis Knee The lateral superior genicular nerve is an articular branch of the common peroneal nerve supplying the…
Nerve Lateral Sural Cutaneous Nerve nervus cutaneus surae lateralis Lower Leg The lateral sural cutaneous nerve is a branch of the common fibular (peroneal) nerve that arises…
Nerve Least Splanchnic Nerve nervus splanchnicus imus Chest The least splanchnic nerve (lowest splanchnic) arises from the 12th thoracic ganglion, passing through the diaphragm…
Nerve Lesser Occipital Nerve nervus occipitalis minor Head & Skull The lesser occipital nerve provides sensory supply to the lateral occipital scalp and the area behind…
Nerve Lesser Palatine Nerves nervi palatini minores Head & Skull The lesser palatine nerves emerge through the lesser palatine foramina posterior to the greater palatine foramen…
Nerve Lesser Petrosal Nerve nervus petrosus minor Head & Skull The lesser petrosal nerve carries preganglionic parasympathetic fibres from the tympanic plexus (via the tympanic nerve…
Nerve Lesser Splanchnic Nerve nervus splanchnicus minor Chest The lesser splanchnic nerve is formed by preganglionic sympathetic fibres from the 10th and 11th thoracic…
Nerve Lingual Nerve nervus lingualis Head & Skull The lingual nerve provides general sensation (touch, pain, temperature) to the anterior two-thirds of the tongue… Also: Full overview
Nerve Long Ciliary Nerves nervi ciliares longi Head & Skull The long ciliary nerves are branches of the nasociliary nerve (from V1) that pass from the…
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