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Preferred Name

Ulnar Nerve

Synonyms

NERVE, ULNAR

Ulnar Nerve

ULNAR NERVE

Definitions

A major peripheral nerve of the upper limb; it originates as the medial cord of the brachial plexus, and contains fibers from the C8-T1 nerve roots. It functions to supply both sensory and motor innervation to parts of the forearm and hand.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52807

ALT_DEFINITION

A nerve arising from spinal nerves C8, T1 and T2, which innervates the flexor muscles of the arm/forelimb and skin of the arm/forelimb and lateral manus.

code

C52807

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

A major peripheral nerve of the upper limb; it originates as the medial cord of the brachial plexus, and contains fibers from the C8-T1 nerve roots. It functions to supply both sensory and motor innervation to parts of the forearm and hand.

FULL_SYN

NERVE, ULNAR

Ulnar Nerve

ULNAR NERVE

label

Ulnar Nerve

Legacy Concept Name

Ulnar_Nerve

Preferred_Name

Ulnar Nerve

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C52807

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0041602

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12768

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