upper trunk of brachial plexus
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Brachial plexus — ] or Roots, Trunks, Divisions, Cords, Collateral/Pre terminal Branches, and (Terminal) Branches. * The five roots are the five anterior rami of the spinal nerves, after they have given off their segmental supply to the muscles of the neck. *… … Wikipedia
Upper trunk — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = truncus superior plexus brachialis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = BranchTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = t 20 DorlandsSuf = 12826113 The upper trunk (or… … Wikipedia
upper brachial plexus paralysis — paralysis of arm muscles due to destruction of the fifth and sixth cervical roots (upper trunk of the brachial plexus); small hand muscles are unaffected. When due to birth trauma it is called Erb Duchenne p … Medical dictionary
truncus superior plexus brachialis — [TA] superior trunk of brachial plexus: the trunk of the brachial plexus that is formed by the anterior branches of the fifth and sixth cervical nerves. Its anterior division helps form the lateral cord of the plexus, its posterior division helps … Medical dictionary
plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and … Medical dictionary
trunk — 1. The body (t. or torso), excluding the head and extremities. 2. A primary nerve, vessel, or collection of tissue before its division. 3. A large collecting lymphatic vessel. SYN: truncus [TA]. [L. truncus] … Medical dictionary
Nerve plexus — Spinal nerve Cervical plexus … Wikipedia
Cervical plexus — Nerve: Cervical plexus Dermatome distribution of the trigeminal nerve (Superficial cervical plexus visible in purple, at center bottom.) Latin plexus cervicalis Gray s … Wikipedia
Cutaneous innervation of the upper limbs — Cutaneous innervation refers to the area of the skin which is supplied by a specific nerve. Modern texts are in agreement about which areas of the skin are served by which nerves, but there are minor variations in some of the details. The borders … Wikipedia
nervus subclavius — [TA] subclavian nerve: origin, upper trunk of brachial plexus (C5); distribution, subclavius muscle and sternoclavicular joint; modality, motor and general sensory … Medical dictionary
