Cervical Nerves - Additional Images

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The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck.
Hypoglossal nerve, cervical plexus, and their branches.
Posterior primary divisions of the upper three cervical nerves.
Diagram of the distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves.
Areas of distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves.
The right brachial plexus with its short branches, viewed from in front.
Side of neck, showing chief surface markings.

This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.

Nerves: spinal nerves (TA A14.2, GA 9.916)

Cervical (8)

C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8

anterior (Cervical plexus, Brachial plexus) – posterior (Posterior branches of cervical nerves, Suboccipital – C1, Greater occipital – C2, Third occipital – C3)

Thoracic (12)

T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12

anterior (Intercostal, Intercostobrachial – T2, Thoraco-abdominal nerves – T7–T11, Subcostal – T12) – posterior (Posterior branches of thoracic nerves)

Lumbar (5)

L1, L2, L3, L4, L5

anterior (Lumbar plexus, Lumbosacral trunk) · posterior (Posterior branches of the lumbar nerves, Superior cluneal L1–L3)

Sacral (5)

S1, S2, S3, S4, S5

anterior (Sacral plexus) · posterior (Posterior branches of sacral nerves, Medial cluneal nerves)

Coccygeal (1)

anterior (Coccygeal plexus) · posterior (Posterior branch of coccygeal nerve)

M: PNS

anat (h/r/t/c/b/l/s/a)/phys (r)/devp/prot/nttr/nttm/ntrp

noco/auto/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (N1B)

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