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Nervous system
The organ system which, along with the endocrine system, correlates the adjustments and reactions of the organism to its internal and external enviroment.
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greater occipital nerve
Anatomy; Nervous system
The greater occipital nerve is a spinal nerve, specifically the medial branch of the dorsal primary ramus of cervical spinal nerve 2. This nerve arises from between the first and second cervical ...
accessory nerve
Anatomy; Nervous system
In anatomy, the accessory nerve is a nerve that controls specific muscles of the shoulder and neck. As part of it was formerly believed to originate in the brain, it is considered a cranial nerve. ...
accessory obturator nerve
Anatomy; Nervous system
In human anatomy, the accessory obturator nerve is an accessory nerve in the lumbar region present in about 29% of cases.
alderman's nerve
Anatomy; Nervous system
The auricular branch of the vagus nerve is often termed the Alderman's nerve or Arnold's nerve.
anococcygeal nerve
Anatomy; Nervous system
The anococcygeal nerve is a nerve in the pelvis which provides sensory innervation to the skin over the coccyx.
ansa cervicalis
Anatomy; Nervous system
The ansa cervicalis (or ansa hypoglossi in older literature) is a loop of nerves that are part of the cervical plexus. It lies superficial to the internal jugular vein in the carotid sheath.
anterior interosseous nerve
Anatomy; Nervous system
The anterior interosseous nerve (volar interosseous nerve) is a branch of the median nerve that supplies the deep muscles on the front of the forearm, except the ulnar half of the flexor digitorum ...
