Radial Nerve

Definition: Radial Nerve

Radial Nerve

Noun

1. Largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles.

Specialty Definitions: Radial Nerve

Domain	Definitions
Health	A major nerve of the upper extremity. In humans the fibers of the radial nerve originate in the lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord (usually C5 to T1), travel via the posterior cord of the brachial plexus, and supply motor innervation to extensor muscles of the arm and cutaneous sensory fibers to extensor regions of the arm and hand. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Radial nerve

The radial nerve is a nerve in the human body, that supplies the arm, the forearm and the hand.

It originates from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus, and continues down the arm staying posterior. Going down the humerus, the radial nerve travels goes through the radial groove on this bone.

The radial nerve and its braches supply the dorsal muscles, such as triceps brachii, the extrinsic extensors of the wrist and hands, and the cutaneous nerve supply to most of the back of the hand. (The ulnar nerve cutaneously innervates the back of the little finger.)

The radial nerve divides into a deep branch, (which becomes the posterior interosseous nerve), and continues as the superficial branch which goes on to innervate the dorsum (back) of the hand.

See also: Radial artery, Axillary nerve, Median nerve, Ulnar nerve

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Radial Nerve

Modern Translations: Radial Nerve

Language		Translations for "radial nerve"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		radialisparese (paralysis of the radial nerve), radialislammelse (paralysis of the radial nerve). (various references)

French		paralysie du nerf radial (paralysis of the radial nerve). (various references)

German		Radialnerv. (various references)

Greek		παράλυσις του κερκιδικού νεύρου (paralysis of the radial nerve). (various references)

Pig Latin		adialray ervenay.(various references)

Portuguese		paralisia do nervo radial (paralysis of the radial nerve). (various references)

Spanish		parálisis del nervio radial (paralysis of the radial nerve). (various references)

Turkish		radyal sinir (radial). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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