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thoracic nerve

NOUN
  1. any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cord

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  • To summarize: 8 cervical nerves, 12 thoracic nerves, 5 lumbar nerves, 5 sacral nerves, and i coccygeal nerve make up a total of 31 pairs of spinal nerves. The Human Brain
  • They are supposed to emerge from the spinal cord in the anterior roots of the upper four or five thoracic nerves and pass with the white rami to the first thoracic ganglion, here some terminate, others pass in the ansa subclavia to the inferior cervical ganglion. IX. Neurology. 7. The Sympathetic Nerves
  • Objective:To study the method and significance of preserving anterior thoracic nerve (ATN) and intercostobrachial nerve (ICBN) during breast-conserving operation for breast cancer.
  • The splanchnic nerves (splank'nik; "viscera" G), which originate from some of the thoracic nerves, have their preganglionic fibers ending in a mass of ganglia (a "plexus") lying j'ust behind the stomach. The Human Brain
  • Injury to the long thoracic nerve denervates the serratus anterior muscle and causes a winged scapula.
  • The splanchnic nerves (splank'nik; "viscera" G), which originate from some of the thoracic nerves, have their preganglionic fibers ending in a mass of ganglia (a "plexus") lying j'ust behind the stomach. The Human Brain
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