Anatomy
peripheral nerve
pe·riph·er·al nerve [ puh-rif-er-uhl nurv ]
Subclass of:
Peripheral Nervous System
Definitions related to peripheral nerves:
  • Any nerve outside the brain or spinal cord that connects with peripheral receptors or effectors.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Organ component cluster which has as its direct parts components from two or more spinal nerves. Examples: phrenic nerve, radial nerve, ilioinguinal nerve, sciatic nerve.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Subdivision of peripheral nervous system which is a tree whose trunk is a branch of a somatic nerve plexus (cervical, brachial or lumbosacral); it has shared parts with the somatic nerves that contribute to its parent plexus. Examples: phrenic nerve, radial nerve, ilioinguinal nerve, sciatic nerve.
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
  • The nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, including the autonomic, cranial, and spinal nerves. Peripheral nerves contain non-neuronal cells and connective tissue as well as axons. The connective tissue layers include, from the outside to the inside, the epineurium, the perineurium, and the endoneurium.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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