Anatomy
spinal nerve
spi·nal nerve [ spahyn-l nurv ]
Subclass of:
Peripheral Nerves
Definitions related to spinal nerve:
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(nerve, spinal) A nerve arising from the spinal cord where the dorsal and ventral roots converge and exit through the intervertebral foramen.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Neural tree (organ) which is directly continuous with the spinal cord. Examples: Fifth cervical spinal nerve, third lumbar spinal nerve.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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Paired nerves that arise from the spinal cord. In all, there are 31 pairs of spinal nerves located in the human body.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Pairs of nerves (31 in humans) arising from the spinal cord, formed by the union of the dorsal and ventral spinal roots from each spinal cord segment.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The 31 paired peripheral nerves formed by the union of the dorsal and ventral spinal roots from each spinal cord segment. The spinal nerve plexuses and the spinal roots are also included.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Spinal nerve, in vertebrates, any one of many paired peripheral nerves that arise from the spinal cord. In humans there are 31 pairs: 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 coccygeal. Each pair connects the spinal cord with a specific region of the body. Near the spinal cord each spinal...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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