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What is the function of the medial nerve?

The median nerve provides sensory and motor function to the hand and forearm. It innervates muscles involved in flexion of the wrist and fingers, as well as sensation to the palm and fingers. Injury to the median nerve can result in weakness, numbness, and tingling in the hand and fingers.


What is the function of the median nerve Iliohypogastric nerve?

The median nerve controls muscles in the forearm and hand, providing sensation to the palm and fingers. The iliohypogastric nerve supplies motor function to the lower abdominal muscles and sensory innervation to the skin over the lower abdomen and groin area.


What nerve is involved with carpal tunnel syndrome?

The median nerve, this nerve supplies feeling and movement to the thumb and "thumb-side" of the hand.


Which nerve is also called laborer's nerve?

Median nerve...


Location of median nerve?

Take a look at the related link. There is an image that shows the location of the median nerve


Which Nerve is responsible for fine movement of the hand?

median nerve


The median nerve is a member of which nerve plexus?

The median nerve is a member of the brachial plexus. It is formed by contributions from the lateral and medial cords of the brachial plexus, primarily from spinal nerve roots C6, C7, C8, and T1.


What is the major nerves serve the most anterior forearm muscle?

The median nerve supplies most of the flexor muscles of the human forearm, and some hand muscles. The ulnar nerve also supplies two flexor muscles, and most of the remaining hand muscles that the median nerve does not cover.


What sensation does a person have whose median nerve is compressed?

When the median nerve is compressed, an individual's hand will feel as if it has "gone to sleep."


What is the name of the nerve that is entrapped within the carpal tunnel?

median nerve


In the cubital fossa the median nerve runs with which vessel?

median cubital vein


What is the medical term meaning compression of the median nerve of the wrist leading to dysfunction?

of the median nerve at the wrist can cause carpal tunnel syndrome.