Nervous system & sense organs
Posterior interosseous nerve of forearm
Nervus interosseus posterior antebrachii
- System
- Nervous system & sense organs
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Deep branch of radial nerve
DescriptionUnreviewed
The posterior interosseous nerve (or dorsal interosseous nerve) is a nerve in the forearm.
It is the continuation of the deep branch of the radial nerve, after this has crossed the supinator muscle.
It is considerably diminished in size compared to the deep branch of the radial nerve.
The nerve fibers originate from cervical segments C7 and C8.
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Names
- Latin
- Nervus interosseus posterior antebrachii
- English
- Posterior interosseous nerve of forearm
- French
- Nerf interosseux postérieur de l'avant-bras
- Spanish
- Nervio interóseo posterior del antebrazo
- Portuguese
- Nervo interósseo posterior do antebraço