Median nerve

The median nerve is a nerve in humans and other animals in the upper limb. It is one of the five main nerves originating from the brachial plexus.

Median nerve
Diagram from Gray's anatomy, depicting the peripheral nerves of the upper extremity, amongst others the median nerve
Details
FromLateral cord and Medial cord
InnervatesAnterior compartment of the forearm (with two exceptions), Thenar eminence, Lumbricals, skin of the hand
Identifiers
LatinNervus medianus
MeSHD008475
TA98A14.2.03.031
TA26459
FMA14385
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The median nerve originates from the lateral and medial cords of the brachial plexus, and has contributions from ventral roots of C6-C7 (lateral cord) and C8 and T1 (medial cord).

The median nerve is the only nerve that passes through the carpal tunnel. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the disability that results from the median nerve being pressed in the carpal tunnel.

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