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Descriptor
English
:
Musculocutaneous Nerve
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Nervio Musculocutáneo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Nervo Musculocutâneo
Synonyms
English
:
Musculocutaneous Nerves
Nerve, Musculocutaneous
Nerves, Musculocutaneous
Tree Number:
A08.800.800.720.050.540
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
dis: coord IM with
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES
(IM); neopl: coord IM with PERIPHERAL NERVE
NEOPLASMS
(IM) + histol type of neopl
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
9330
Unique Identifier:
D009138
Occurrence in VHL
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