Nervous system & sense organs
Superficial branch of radial nerve
Ramus superficialis nervi radialis
- System
- Nervous system & sense organs
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Radial nerve
DescriptionUnreviewed
The superficial branch of the radial nerve passes along the front of the radial side of the forearm to the commencement of its lower third.
It is a sensory nerve.
It lies at first slightly lateral to the radial artery, concealed beneath the Brachioradialis.
In the middle third of the forearm, it lies behind the same muscle, close to the lateral side of the artery.
It quits the artery about 7 cm. above the wrist, passes beneath the tendon of the Brachioradialis, and, piercing the deep fascia, divides into two branches: lateral and medial.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Ramus superficialis nervi radialis
- English
- Superficial branch of radial nerve
- French
- Branche superficielle du nerf radial
- Spanish
- Rama superficial del nervio radial
- Portuguese
- Ramo superficial do nervo radial