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Descriptor English: Brachial Plexus
Descriptor Spanish: Plexo Braquial
Descriptor plexo braquial
Scope note: Gran red de fibras nerviosas que inervan la extremidad superior. El plexo braquial se extiende desde el cuello hasta la axila. En los seres humanos los nervios de este plexo generalmente se originan en los segmentos cervicales más bajos y el primero dorsal (C5-C8 y T1), aunque no es raro que existan variaciones.
Descriptor Portuguese: Plexo Braquial
Descriptor French: Plexus brachial
Entry term(s): Plexus, Brachial
Tree number(s): A08.800.800.720.050
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001917
Scope note: The large network of nerve fibers which distributes the innervation of the upper extremity. The brachial plexus extends from the neck into the axilla. In humans, the nerves of the plexus usually originate from the lower cervical and the first thoracic spinal cord segments (C5-C8 and T1), but variations are not uncommon.
Annotation: dis = BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; inflammation = BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Related: Brachial Plexus Neuropathies MeSH
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome MeSH
DeCS ID: 1942
Unique ID: D001917
NLM Classification: WL 400
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2001/07/25
Brachial Plexus - Preferred
Concept UI M0002856
Scope note The large network of nerve fibers which distributes the innervation of the upper extremity. The brachial plexus extends from the neck into the axilla. In humans, the nerves of the plexus usually originate from the lower cervical and the first thoracic spinal cord segments (C5-C8 and T1), but variations are not uncommon.
Preferred term Brachial Plexus
Entry term(s) Plexus, Brachial



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