loading...| Preferred Name |
median nerve |
| Synonyms |
nervus medianus |
| Definitions |
A nerve of the arm that originates from the brachial plexus and is formed from parts of the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus, and continues down the arm to enter the forearm with the brachial artery. It originates from the brachial plexus with roots from C5, C6, C7, C8 & T1. The median nerve is the only nerve that passes through the carpal tunnel, where it may be compressed to cause carpal tunnel syndrome. [WP] |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001148 |
| comment |
The median nerve is the only nerve that passes through the carpal tunnel, where it may be compressed to cause carpal tunnel syndrome. [WP] |
| branching part of | |
| database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:17277 FMA:14385 UMLS:C0025058 MA:0001168 MESH:D008475 SCTID:181010001 Wikipedia:Median_nerve EHDAA:5648 NCIT:C52815 GAID:843 EHDAA2:0001086 |
| definition |
A nerve of the arm that originates from the brachial plexus and is formed from parts of the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus, and continues down the arm to enter the forearm with the brachial artery. It originates from the brachial plexus with roots from C5, C6, C7, C8 & T1. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Nerves_of_the_left_upper_extremity.gif |
| has related synonym |
nervus medianus |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0001148 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| label |
median nerve |
| notation |
UBERON:0001148 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
median nerve |
| present_in_taxon | |
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