spinal nerve

Synonyms:

nervus spinalis

Types:

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anterior crural nerve, femoral nerve, nervus femoralis

one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh

nervus phrenicus, phrenic nerve

one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing

cervical nerve

any of eight pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the cervical section of the spinal cord

coccygeal nerve, nervus coccygeus

the lowest pair of spinal nerves

lumbar nerve

any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord

sacral nerve

any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the sacral region of the spinal cord

thoracic nerve

any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cord

Type of:

nerve, nervus

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body