Preferred Name |
Ulnar Nerve |
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Synonyms |
NERVE, ULNAR Ulnar Nerve ULNAR NERVE |
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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. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52807 |
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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. |
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code |
C52807 |
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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 |
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Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
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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. |
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FULL_SYN |
NERVE, ULNAR Ulnar Nerve ULNAR NERVE |
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label |
Ulnar Nerve |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Ulnar_Nerve |
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Preferred_Name |
Ulnar Nerve |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C52807 |
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Semantic_Type |
Anatomical Structure |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0041602 |
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subClassOf |