Radiology Lexicon

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Preferred Name

musculocutaneous nerve
Synonyms

casserio nerve

nervus musculocutaneus
Definitions

A major nerve of the upper extremity. The fibers of the musculocutaneous nerve originate in the lower cervical spinal cord (usually C5 to C7), travel via the lateral cord of the brachial plexus, and supply sensory and motor innervation to the upper arm, elbow, and forearm. [MeSH]
ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID7243
Comment

arises from C5-7
Branch_Of

http://radlex.org/RID/RID7221
Definition

A major nerve of the upper extremity. The fibers of the musculocutaneous nerve originate in the lower cervical spinal cord (usually C5 to C7), travel via the lateral cord of the brachial plexus, and supply sensory and motor innervation to the upper arm, elbow, and forearm. [MeSH]
FMAID

37064
Has_Branch

http://radlex.org/RID/RID7244
Has_Regional_Part

http://radlex.org/RID/RID7244

http://radlex.org/RID/RID45235

http://radlex.org/RID/RID45336
Innervates

http://radlex.org/RID/RID2005

http://radlex.org/RID/RID2004

http://radlex.org/RID/RID1996
label

RID7243
Preferred_name

musculocutaneous nerve
Preferred_name_German

nervus musculocutaneus
prefixIRI

RID7243
Regional_Part_Of

http://radlex.org/RID/RID7221
Synonym

casserio nerve

nervus musculocutaneus
UMLS_ID

C0026855
subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID7195
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