The cervicalspinalnerve3 (C3) is a spinalnerve of the cervical segment. It originates from the spinal column from above the cervical vertebra 3 (C3)...
except for the first spinalnerve pair (C1), which emerges between the occipital bone and the atlas (the first vertebra). Thus the cervical nerves are numbered...
occipital nerve is a nerve of the head. It is a spinalnerve, specifically the medial branch of the dorsal primary ramus of cervicalspinalnerve 2. It arises...
in the cervical and lumbar regions to 6.4 mm (1⁄4 in) in the thoracic area. The spinal cord functions primarily in the transmission of nerve signals...
Spinal stenosis is an abnormal narrowing of the spinal canal or neural foramen that results in pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots. Symptoms may...
arise from the merging of the anterior rami of spinal nerves and blood vessels. There are five spinalnerve plexuses, except in the thoracic region, as well...
the nerve and disrupt its function. In a radiculopathy, the problem occurs at or near the root of the nerve, shortly after its exit from the spinal cord...
examination. In cervical radiculopathy, there would be numbness, tingling, or burning pain at the skin area supplied by the spinalnerve, shooting pain...
The phrenic nerve is a mixed motor/sensory nerve that originates from the C3-C5 spinal nerves in the neck. The nerve is important for breathing because...
classification Normal situation and spinal disc herniation in cervical vertebrae Illustration depicting herniated disc and spinalnerve compression Nucleus herniating...
in the spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, or sacral) and prevents any movement between the fused vertebrae. There are many types of spinal fusion and each...
occipital nerve (or small occipital nerve) is a cutaneous spinalnerve of the cervical plexus. It arises from second cervical (spinal) nerve (C2) (along...
anatomy, C3 may refer to: Cervical vertebra 3, one of the cervical vertebrae of the vertebral column Cervicalspinalnerve3 Clinical Cell Culture, a medical...
classify spinalnerve roots they originate from. These are separated into three sections: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral. The cervical is separated...
the spinal accessory nerve. Strength testing of these muscles can be measured during a neurological examination to assess function of the spinal accessory...
vertebrae. Spinal stenosis may also affect the cervical or thoracic region, in which case it is known as cervicalspinal stenosis or thoracic spinal stenosis...
the cervicalspinal roots and its many functions. In the cervical spine, nerve roots exit the spine above the associated vertebra (i.e. the C6 nerve root...
The cervical spine contains many different anatomic compositions, including muscles, bones, ligaments, and joints. All of these structures have nerve endings...
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a surgical procedure to treat nerve root or spinal cord compression by decompressing the spinal cord and...
severe head trauma, cervical fracture must be presumed until ruled out. Immobilization is imperative to minimize or prevent further spinal cord injury. The...
petrosal nerve is a post-ganglionic branch of the (sympathetic) internal carotid (nervous) plexus (which is in turn derived from the superior cervical ganglion...
arthritis; scoliosis; cervical hyperlordosis; thoracic hyperkyphosis; lumbar hyperlordosis; narrowing of the space available for the spinal tract within the...
the trigeminal nerve (lit. triplet nerve), also known as the fifth cranial nerve, cranial nerve V, or simply CN V, is a cranial nerve responsible for...
In the cervical region, the spinalnerve roots come out above the corresponding vertebrae (i.e., nerve root between the skull and 1st cervical vertebrae...
sternocleidomastoid begins in Cranial Nerve XI, the accessory nerve. The accessory nerve nucleus is in the anterior horn of the spinal cord around C1-C3, where lower...
specific spinalnerve is called a dermatome, and the group of muscles innervated by a single spinalnerve is called a myotome. The part of the spinal cord...
muscle. The spinal accessory nerve can often be found 1 cm above Erb's point. Erb's point is formed by the union of the C5 and C6 nerve roots, which...