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upper nerves: original labelled anatomical illustration.
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Median nerve

Locate median nerve on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.

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upper nerves: original labelled anatomical illustration.

Image: Henry Vandyke Carter / Gray’s Anatomy (1918) · Source / original · Public domain

Numbered markers and focused views are Mediveerse learning overlays; the original reference is linked above.

Brachial plexus

Nerves & vessels

Brachial plexus

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

Distributes motor and sensory fibres to the upper limb; this figure shows regional plexus distribution.

Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Network from lower cervical and upper thoracic rami
  2. Supplies upper limb
  3. Organisation includes roots, trunks, divisions and cords
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

Tap a number to open its reference, zoom in and locate the structure. Numbers stay the same across views. This key follows landmarks visible in the reference images.

Related features & study points (3)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • C5–T1 anterior rami
  • Three trunks
  • Three cords
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

01How do you identify brachial plexus?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Network from lower cervical and upper thoracic rami. Supplies upper limb. Organisation includes roots, trunks, divisions and cords.

02How are cords named?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

By their relationship to the second part of axillary artery: lateral, medial and posterior.

03Which roots chiefly form the upper trunk?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

C5–C6. Upper-trunk injury affects several peripheral nerves rather than a single terminal nerve.

04What is its main functional or developmental significance?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Distributes motor and sensory fibres to the upper limb; this figure shows regional plexus distribution. Key structures to recognise: C5–T1 anterior rami; Three trunks; Three cords.

Read the references.

Credited anatomical plates, microscopy and university teaching references. Individual image credits appear below the viewer. Historical plates can use older terminology; use the lesson text for current names.