The posterior branches of cervical nerves branch from the dorsal rami of the cervical nerves. The posterior division of the first cervical or suboccipital...

there are 31 pairs of spinal nerves, one on each side of the vertebral column. These are grouped into the corresponding cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral...

The cervical plexus is a nerve plexus of the anterior rami of the first (i.e. upper-most) four cervical spinal nerves C1-C4. The cervical plexus provides...

(sensory) nerve of the cervical plexus that arises from the third and fourth cervical (spinal) nerves. It emerges from beneath the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid...

The brachial plexus is a network of nerves (nerve plexus) formed by the anterior rami of the lower four cervical nerves and first thoracic nerve (C5, C6...

nerves Posterior branch of coccygeal nerve Posterior branches of thoracic nerves Posterior branches of cervical nerves Posterior gastric branches of posterior...

ramus then turns to course posterior-ward before splitting into a medial branch and a lateral branch. Both these branches provide motor innervation to...

cervical spinal nerves (C3-C8). The anterior and middle scalene muscles lift the first rib and bend the neck to the side they are on. The posterior scalene...

The cervical spinal nerve 8 (C8) is a spinal nerve of the cervical segment. It originates from the spinal column from below the cervical vertebra 7 (C7)...

from the ascending branch of the superior cervical ganglion of the sympathetic trunk. The named branches of the petrous segment of the internal carotid...

the anterior two thirds of the tongue. Distal to stylomastoid foramen, the following nerves branch off the facial nerve: Posterior auricular nerve which...

of the back of the upper neck and of the scalp posterior to the ear. It arises from the (lateral branch of the ventral ramus) of cervical spinal nerve...

nerve segments in a human spinal cord: 8 cervical segments forming 8 pairs of cervical nerves (C1 spinal nerves exit the spinal column between the foramen...

the mamma; those of the fifth and sixth nerves supply the upper digitations of the Obliquus externus abdominis. The posterior branches run backward, and...

Perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve Perineal nerve Petrous ganglion Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve Pharyngeal branches of glossopharyngeal...

hiatus of the diaphragm. Pharyngeal nerve Superior laryngeal nerve Aortic nerve Superior cervical cardiac branches of vagus nerve Inferior cervical cardiac...

The posterior triangle (or lateral cervical region) is a region of the neck. The posterior triangle has the following boundaries: Apex: Union of the sternocleidomastoid...

nerve is the largest of the ascending branches of the cervical plexus. It arises from the second and third cervical (spinal) nerves (C2-C3), with the predominant...

The cervical spinal nerve 1 (C1) is a spinal nerve of the cervical segment. C1 carries predominantly motor fibres, but also a small meningeal branch that...

recurrent laryngeal nerves supply sensation to the larynx below the vocal cords, give cardiac branches to the deep cardiac plexus, and branch to the trachea...

inserts onto the upper portion of the medial border of the scapula. It is innervated by the cervical nerves C3-C4, and frequently also by the dorsal scapular...

innervation for the infratentorial dura mater are via upper cervical nerves and the meningeal branch of the vagus nerve. Many medical conditions involve the...

is the conduit of the cervix, commonly referred to as the cervical canal. The lower part of the cervix, known as the vaginal portion of the cervix (or...

The cervical plexus is formed by the ventral rami of the upper four cervical nerves and the upper part of fifth cervical ventral ramus. The network of rami...

front of its sheath is the descending branch of the hypoglossal nerve, this filament being joined by one or two branches from the cervical nerves, which...

and motor) nerve that branches from the upper trunk of the brachial plexus. It is derived from the ventral rami of cervical nerves C5-C6. It provides motor...

second cervical vertebrae, ascends, and then passes through the semispinalis muscle. It ascends further to supply the skin along the posterior part of the...

adjacent to C7; target: heart, lower neck, arm, posterior cranial arteries Nerves emerging from cervical sympathetic ganglia contribute to the cardiac plexus...

Contents of the foramen magnum: VAMPS-ATM or VAMPires Sing AT Midnight Vertebral arteries Anterior spinal artery Meningeal branches of the cervical nerves Posterior...

anterior rami of the cervical nerves C5 and C6, via the superior trunk, posterior division of the superior trunk, and the posterior cord of the brachial...