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Nerves

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

375 nerves
375 nerves
Nerve Lumbar Dorsal Root Ganglion ganglion spinale lumbale Lower Back The lumbar dorsal root ganglia (DRG) contain the cell bodies of primary sensory neurons supplying the… Nerve Lumbar Plexus plexus lumbalis Abdomen The lumbar plexus is formed within the psoas major muscle by the anterior rami of L1-L4… Nerve Lumbar Plexus Overview plexus lumbalis (overview) Lower Back The lumbar plexus is formed within the substance of psoas major from the ventral rami of… Nerve Lumbar Splanchnic Nerves nervi splanchnici lumbales Abdomen The lumbar splanchnic nerves are four branches from the lumbar sympathetic ganglia (L1-L4) that pass medially… Nerve Lumbar Sympathetic Chain truncus sympathicus lumbalis Lower Back The lumbar sympathetic chain consists of four paired ganglia running along the anterolateral aspect of the… Nerve Lumbar Sympathetic Trunk truncus sympatheticus lumbalis Lower Back The lumbar sympathetic trunk is the continuation of the thoracic sympathetic chain as it passes posterior… Nerve Mandibular Nerve nervus mandibularis (CN V3) Head & Skull The mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve is the largest and most complex, being the only… Nerve Marginal Mandibular Nerve ramus marginalis mandibulae nervi facialis Head & Skull The marginal mandibular nerve is a branch of the facial nerve (CN VII) arising from the… Nerve Maxillary Nerve nervus maxillaris (CN V2) Head & Skull The maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve supplies sensation to the midface from the lower eyelid… Nerve Medial Cutaneous Nerve of the Arm nervus cutaneus brachii medialis Upper Arm The medial cutaneous nerve of the arm (C8-T1) is the smallest branch of the medial cord… Nerve Medial Cutaneous Nerve of the Arm (Detail) nervus cutaneus brachii medialis (aspectus detailiatus) Upper Arm The medial cutaneous nerve of the arm (medial brachial cutaneous nerve) arises from the medial cord… Nerve Medial Cutaneous Nerve of the Forearm nervus cutaneus antebrachii medialis Forearm Arising from the medial cord of the brachial plexus (C8-T1), the medial cutaneous nerve of the… Nerve Medial Femoral Cutaneous Nerve nervus cutaneus femoris medialis Thigh The medial femoral cutaneous nerve is a branch of the femoral nerve arising in the femoral… Nerve Medial Pectoral Nerve nervus pectoralis medialis Chest The medial pectoral nerve, despite its name, supplies both pectoral muscles by first passing through or… Nerve Medial Pectoral Nerve at Shoulder nervus pectoralis medialis (ad humerum) Shoulder The medial pectoral nerve arises from the medial cord of the brachial plexus (C8, T1) and… Nerve Medial Plantar Nerve nervus plantaris medialis Foot & Ankle The medial plantar nerve is the larger of the two plantar nerves, analogous to the median… Nerve Medial Plantar Nerve (Full) nervus plantaris medialis Foot & Ankle The medial plantar nerve is the larger plantar nerve, supplying the medial plantar muscles and the… Nerve Medial Sural Cutaneous Nerve nervus cutaneus surae medialis Lower Leg The medial sural cutaneous nerve is a branch of the tibial nerve arising in the popliteal… Nerve Medial Sural Nerve at the Ankle nervus suralis medialis ad malleolum Foot & Ankle The sural nerve formed by the medial and lateral sural cutaneous nerves descends along the posterior… Nerve Median Common Digital Nerve to Index-Middle Web Space nervus digitalis communis medianus ad spatium II-III Hand & Wrist The median nerve recurrent branch and common palmar digital branches divide to supply the thenar muscles… Nerve Median Nerve nervus medianus Forearm The median nerve (C6-T1) is formed from the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus,… Nerve Median Nerve at Carpal Tunnel Level nervus medianus (pars canalis carpi) Hand & Wrist The median nerve at the carpal tunnel level is the most commonly entrapped peripheral nerve in… Nerve Median Nerve Branch to Flexor Carpi Radialis ramus nervi mediani ad musculum flexorem carpi radialem Forearm The motor branch of the median nerve to flexor carpi radialis arises in the proximal forearm,… Nerve Median Nerve Branch to Pronator Teres ramus nervi mediani ad musculum pronatorem teretum Forearm The motor branch of the median nerve to pronator teres is the first muscular branch given…
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