loading...| Preferred Name | intercostal nerve | |
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nervi intercostales ramus anterior, nervus thoracicus anterior ramus of thoracic spinal nerve anterior ramus of thoracic nerve thoracic anterior ramus ventral ramus of thoracic spinal nerve |
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| Definitions |
The intercostal nerves are the anterior divisions (rami anteriores; ventral divisions) of the thoracic spinal nerves from T1 to T11. Each nerve is connected with the adjoining ganglion of the sympathetic trunk by a gray and a white ramus communicans. The intercostal nerves are distributed chiefly to the thoracic pleura and abdominal peritoneum and differ from the anterior divisions of the other spinal nerves in that each pursues an independent course without plexus formation. The first two nerves supply fibers to the upper limb in addition to their thoracic branches; the next four are limited in their distribution to the parietes of the thorax; the lower five supply the parietes of the thorax and abdomen. The 7th intercostal nerve terminates at the xyphoid process, at the lower end of the sternum. The 10th intercostal nerve terminates at the umbilicus. The twelfth thoracic is distributed to the abdominal wall and groin. [WP,unvetted]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003727 |
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MESH:D007367 Wikipedia:Intercostal_nerves SCTID:279568001 NCIT:C32825 EMAPA:18227 UMLS:C1285089 FMA:6028 GAID:858 |
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| definition |
The intercostal nerves are the anterior divisions (rami anteriores; ventral divisions) of the thoracic spinal nerves from T1 to T11. Each nerve is connected with the adjoining ganglion of the sympathetic trunk by a gray and a white ramus communicans. The intercostal nerves are distributed chiefly to the thoracic pleura and abdominal peritoneum and differ from the anterior divisions of the other spinal nerves in that each pursues an independent course without plexus formation. The first two nerves supply fibers to the upper limb in addition to their thoracic branches; the next four are limited in their distribution to the parietes of the thorax; the lower five supply the parietes of the thorax and abdomen. The 7th intercostal nerve terminates at the xyphoid process, at the lower end of the sternum. The 10th intercostal nerve terminates at the umbilicus. The twelfth thoracic is distributed to the abdominal wall and groin. [WP,unvetted]. |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Gray819.png |
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| has_exact_synonym |
ramus anterior, nervus thoracicus anterior ramus of thoracic spinal nerve anterior ramus of thoracic nerve thoracic anterior ramus ventral ramus of thoracic spinal nerve |
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uberon |
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nervi intercostales |
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UBERON:0003727 |
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| label |
intercostal nerve |
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| notation |
UBERON:0003727 |
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intercostal nerve |
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