Median Nerve

Summary Information: Median Nerve

Median Nerve: The median nerve is a paired nerve that arises from some of the spinal nerves of the cervical and thoracic regions (C5-C8 and T1). The median nerve innervates the skin and muscles of the anterior forearm, arm, and hand.

Conditions that afflict the median nerve include compression, trauma, and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Closely Related Organs: Median Nerve

The following organs are closely related to the organ: Median Nerve:

• Spinal nerves
• Spinal cord
• Spinal nerves of the cervical region
• Spinal nerves of the thoracic region
• Vertebrae
• Skin
• Muscles
• Nervous system
• Brain

Conditions Afflicting Organs: Median Nerve

The following conditions are related to the organ: Median Nerve:

• Trauma
• Compression
• Carpal tunnel syndrome

Sub Parts: Median Nerve

The following list contains sub-parts of the organ: Median Nerve:

• Neurons

Symptoms Related to Afflictions of: Median Nerve

These symptoms are related to afflictions of the organ: Median Nerve:

• Decreased movement of the hand or fingers
• Numbness in the thumb, index and middle fingers
• Burning or tingling in the thumb, index and middle fingers
• Abnormal sensations

Condition count: 0

Organs: list of all organs

Median Nerve: Related Topics

• Median
• Nerve
• Nerve symptoms
• Nerve disease
• Nerve disorder
• Nerve problem
• Nerve pain

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