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30 paź 2023 · These nerves also carry sympathetic innervation to structures (sweat glands, blood vessels) of the thoracic and abdominal walls. This article will discuss the anatomy and function of the intercostal nerves.
- Brachial Plexus
The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that gives rise...
- Intercostal Veins
Intercostal veins Author: Shahab Shahid, MBBS • Reviewer:...
- Innermost Intercostals
Innermost intercostal muscles (Musculi intercostales intimi)...
- Intercostal Muscles
External intercostal muscles (Musculi intercostales externi)...
- Intercostal Space
Intercostal spaces The eleven paired intercostal spaces...
- Thoracic Cage
The thoracic cage, also known as the rib cage, is the...
- Pectoralis Major Muscle
Pectoralis major muscle (Musculus pectoralis major) The...
- Peritoneum
The peritoneum consists of two layers: Parietal peritoneum –...
- Brachial Plexus
The intercostal nerves supply the entire thoracic wall. These nerves are the anterior rami of the first 11 thoracic spinal nerves. Branches of intercostal nerves: 1. Rami communicantes – connects intercostal nerve to ganglion of sympathetic trunk 2.
22 maj 2023 · The intercostal nerves are commonly grouped into two categories: typical intercostal nerves and atypical intercostal nerves. The typical intercostal nerves (IC) include IC3 through IC6, and the atypical intercostal nerves include IC1 through IC2 and IC8 through IC11.
Diaphragm. The primary muscle of respiration. Innervated by the left and right phrenic nerves (C3, C4, C5) Patients with damage to the spinal cord above the level of C3 (e.g., broken neck) require mechanical respiration.
1 wrz 2001 · An anatomic and imaging atlas was created to provide detailed information about the six pairs of thoracic nerves (phrenic nerves, vagus nerves, recurrent laryngeal nerves, sympathetic trunks, costal nerves, long thoracic nerves).
9 lut 2024 · This chapter discusses the functional anatomy of the thoracic spinal nerves. The thoracic spinal nerves send muscular and sensory branches to the thoracic wall, including the skin, muscles, ribs, and the underlying parietal pleura.
The anatomical relationship of the phrenic nerve and vagus nerves relative to the root of the lung is listed below. The phrenic nerve passes anterior to the root of the lung. The vagus nerve passes posterior to the root of the lung. The lung is separated into lobes by deep grooves called fissures.
