Anatomy

Median Nerve

A major nerve of the upper extremity. In humans, the fibers of the median nerve originate in the lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord (usually C6 to T1), travel via the brachial plexus, and supply sensory and motor innervation to parts of the forearm and hand.

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A major nerve of the upper extremity. In humans, the fibers of the median nerve originate in the lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord (usually C6 to T1), travel via the brachial plexus, and supply sensory and motor innervation to parts of the forearm and hand.

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3 entry terms
  • Median Nerves
  • Nerve, Median
  • Nerves, Median

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23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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dis = MEDIAN NEUROPATHY (IM); neopl = MEDIAN NEUROPATHY (IM) + PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Median Nerve. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008475. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008475
  2. Median Nerve. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_nerve
  3. Median Nerve. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1364876