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Nervous System
Nerves
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| axillary nerve | innervates teres minor and deltoid |
| median nerve | innervates muscles in the antebrachium and manus |
| musculocutaneous nerve | innervates the biceps brachia muscle and several others |
| radial nerve | innervates triceps brachii and numerous muscles of the antebrachium |
| ulnar nerve | innervates muscles in antebrachium and manus |
| femoral nerve | innervates the quadriceps femoris muscles on anterior of thigh; also innervates the sartorius |
| obturator nerve | innervates the gracilis and several others |
| tibial nerve | innervates the hamstrings, the gastrocnemius, the soles and several others. |
| common fibular nerve | innervates the peroneus (fibularis) longs, the tibialis anterior and several other muscles of the leg and foot. |