nervus : Idioms & Phrases

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nervus abducens

  • noun a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
    abducent; sixth cranial nerve; abducens; abducens nerve; abducent nerve.
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nervus accessorius

  • noun arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve
    accessory nerve; spinal accessory; eleventh cranial nerve.
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nervus coccygeus

  • noun the lowest pair of spinal nerves
    coccygeal nerve.
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nervus facialis

  • noun cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
    seventh cranial nerve; facial nerve; facial.
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nervus femoralis

  • noun one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh
    anterior crural nerve; femoral nerve.
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nervus glossopharyngeus

  • noun sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion
    ninth cranial nerve; glossopharyngeal nerve.
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nervus hypoglosus

  • noun supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles
    twelfth cranial nerve; hypoglossal; hypoglossal nerve.
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nervus ischiadicus

  • noun arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves
    sciatic nerve.
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nervus oculomotorius

  • noun supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye
    third cranial nerve; oculomotor; oculomotor nerve.
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nervus opticus

  • noun the cranial nerve that serves the retina
    optic nerve; optic tract; second cranial nerve.
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nervus phrenicus

  • noun one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing
    phrenic nerve.
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nervus radialis

  • noun largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles
    radial nerve; musculospiral nerve.
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nervus saphenus

  • noun a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot
    saphenous nerve.
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nervus spinalis

  • noun any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal)
    spinal nerve.
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nervus trigeminus

  • noun the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication
    fifth cranial nerve; trigeminus; trigeminal; trigeminal nerve.
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nervus ulnaris

  • noun a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand
    cubital nerve; ulnar nerve.
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nervus vagus

  • noun a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
    wandering nerve; vagus; pneumogastric nerve; pneumogastric; tenth cranial nerve; vagus nerve.
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nervus vestibulocochlearis

  • noun a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
    auditory nerve; vestibulocochlear nerve; acoustic nerve; eighth cranial nerve.
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