anterior rami of thoracic nerves
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rami cardiaci thoracici nervi vagi — [TA] thoracic cardiac branches of the vagus nerve: branches which arise in the thorax from the right and left vagus and left recurrent laryngeal nerves. They go directly to the posterior walls of the atria, to the coronary plexuses, and to the… … Medical dictionary
Intercostal nerves — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervi intercostales GraySubject = 211 GrayPage = 945 Caption = Diagram of the course and branches of a typical intercostal nerve. Caption2 = Intercostal nerves, the superficial muscles having been removed.… … Wikipedia
Medial cluneal nerves — Nerve: Medial cluneal nerves Areas of distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves. The areas of the medial branches are in black, those of the lateral in red … Wikipedia
Ramus — In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis is the branch of an artery that goes to the socket of the hip joint. The plural of ramus is rami. * * *… … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
List of muscles of the human body — Skeletal muscles homo sapiens Muscles of the human body: Overview Head | Neck |&# … Wikipedia
Intertransversarii muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = Intertransversarii muscle Latin = musculi intertransversarii GraySubject = 115 GrayPage = 401 Caption = Intertransversarii muscles Origin = Transverse process Insertion = Transverse process above Blood = Nerve = Anterior… … Wikipedia
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
