"spinal nerve" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: nerve, nervus - any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
subtypes:
- spinal nerve root - one of two roots of the spinal nerves
- anterior crural nerve, femoral nerve, nervus femoralis - one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh
- nervus phrenicus, phrenic nerve - one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing
- cervical nerve - any of eight pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the cervical section of the spinal cord
- coccygeal nerve, nervus coccygeus - the lowest pair of spinal nerves
- lumbar nerve - any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord
- sacral nerve - any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the sacral region of the spinal cord
- thoracic nerve - any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cord
- spinal nerve roots - either of two roots of the spinal nerves
same as: nervus spinalis