Anatomy
median nerve
me·di·an nerve [ mee-dee-uhn nurv ]
Subclass of:
Brachial plexus
Definitions related to median nerve:
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(nerve, median) A nerve extending from the brachial plexus traveling the length of the arm/thoracic limb, which innervates some flexor muscles of the arm/forelimb and the skin on the palmar aspect of the carpus, metacarpus and digits.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A branch of the brachial plexus that extends along the anterior aspect of the forearm and the hand.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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