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The long thoracic nerve (external respiratory nerve of Bell; posterior thoracic nerve) supplies the serratus anterior. This nerve characteristically arises by three roots from the fifth sixth and seventh cervical […]

The dorsal scapular nerve arises from the brachial plexus usually from the plexus root (anterior/ventral ramus) of C5. It provides motor innervation to the rhomboid muscles which pull the scapula […]

The phrenic nerve is a nerve that originates in the neck (C3-C5) and passes down between the lung and heart to reach the diaphragm. It is important for breathing as […]

The great auricular nerve originates from the cervical plexus composed of branches of spinal nerves C2 and C3. It provides sensory innervation for the skin over parotid gland and mastoid […]

The lesser occipital nerve or small occipital nerve is a cutaneous spinal nerve arising between the second and third cervical vertebrae along with the greater occipital nerve. It innervates the […]

The greater occipital nerve is a spinal nerve specifically the medial branch of the dorsal primary ramus of cervical spinal nerve 2. This nerve arises from between the first and […]

The suboccipital nerve is the dorsal primary ramus of the first cervical nerve (C1). It exits the spinal cord between the skull and the first cervical vertebra the atlas. It […]

The parathyroid glands are small endocrine glands in the neck of humans and other tetrapods that produce parathyroid hormone. Humans usually have four parathyroid glands variably located on the back […]

In the human skull the zygomatic bone (cheekbone malar bone) is a paired bone which articulates with the maxilla the temporal bone the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone. It […]

In humans the respiratory tract is the part of the anatomy involved with the process of respiration.