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median nerve

Nervus medianus

Nervous

3D model: median nerve
median nerve
3D models: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0 (https://github.com/Z-Anatomy/Models-of-human-anatomy), by Gauthier Kervyn and contributors; derived from BodyParts3D - The Database Center for Life Science - CC-BY-SA 2.1 Japan; Z-Anatomy states that models "Brainder" (A. Winkler, CC BY-SA 3.0) and "Cranial Nerves and Foramina" (University of Dundee, CAHID, CC BY 4.0) were used as reference/included and adapted. Converted to compressed glTF (curves as tubes, simplified, inner ear and kidney models left out) by the 3D Anatomy project; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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Key points

  • The median nerve arises from the brachial plexus and travels through the arm, forearm and carpal tunnel into the hand.
  • It supplies most muscles in the front of the forearm and selected muscles that control the thumb and fingers.
  • Its sensory branches supply the thumb-side palm and the palmar surfaces of the thumb, index finger, middle finger and adjacent half of the ring finger.
  • The palmar cutaneous branch passes superficial to the flexor retinaculum rather than through the carpal tunnel.

Read the guide: Median nerve: anatomy, location and function

Definition

nerve of the upper limb

Source: Wikidata · Licence: CC0-1.0

Description from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org/), available under CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

Sub-structures

Neighbouring structures

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Wikipedia (English)

Identifiers

TA2
6459
TA98
A14.2.03.031
FMA
14385
UBERON
0001148
Wikidata
Q1364876