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Preferred term

Intercostal Nerves  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The ventral rami of the thoracic nerves from segments T1 through T11. The intercostal nerves supply motor and sensory innervation to the thorax and abdomen. The skin and muscles supplied by a given pair are called, respectively, a dermatome and a myotome.

Broader concept

In other languages

  • French

  • Nerf intercostal
  • Rameau ventral du nerf thoracique
  • Rameaux ventraux
  • Rameaux ventraux des nerfs thoraciques

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-M95T8RV1-B

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