Ansa cervicalis

Ansa cervicalis

Infobox Nerve
Name = PAGENAME
Latin =
GraySubject = 210
GrayPage = 928


Caption = Ansa cervicalis. Superior root labeled as "descending hypoglossal", Inferior root labeled as "descending cervical".
Innervates = sternohyoid muscle, sternothyroid muscle, omohyoid muscle
BranchFrom =
BranchTo =
MeshName =
MeshNumber =
DorlandsPre = a_44
DorlandsSuf = 12138601
The ansa cervicalis (or ansa hypoglossi in older literature) is a loop of nerves that are part of the cervical plexus.

Branches from the ansa cervicalis innervate all but one of the infrahyoid muscles, including the sternohyoid muscle, the sternothyroid muscle, and the omohyoid muscle. The thyrohyoid muscle is innervated by C1 only.

Roots

Two roots make up the ansa cervicalis.

* Superior root of ansa cervicalis
* Inferior root of ansa cervicalis

ee also

* ansa


=Additional

References

* "Ansa cervicalis." Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed. (2000). ISBN 0-683-40007-X
* Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. (2005). ISBN 0-443-07168-3

External links

*
* [http://iris3.med.tufts.edu/dentgross/labguide/AT6.html Photo and description] at Tufts University
*


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ansa cervicalis — profunda Die Ansa cervicalis profunda (tiefe Halsnervenschlinge) ist eine Nervenschlinge, die von einer oberen Wurzel (Radix superior) aus Fasern der Segmente C1 und C2 und einer unteren Wurzel (Radix inferior) aus C2 und C3 des Plexus cervicalis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ansa cervicalis — kaklo kilpa statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Ansa cervicalis ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kaklo rezginys siauresnis terminas – kaudalinė šaknis siauresnis terminas – kranialinė šaknis …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

  • Ansa cervicalis profunda — Die Ansa cervicalis profunda (tiefe Halsnervenschlinge) ist eine Nervenschlinge der ventralen (bauchseitigen) Äste der Halswirbel Segmente C1 bis C3. Die Nervenschlinge wird dabei von einer oberen Wurzel (Radix superior) aus den Nervenfasern der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ansa cervicalis — ansa cer·vi·ca·lis .sər və kal əs, kā ləs n a nerve loop from the upper cervical nerves that accompanies the hypoglossal nerve and innervates the infrahyoid muscles * * * [TA] a nerve loop in the neck that supplies the infrahyoid muscles and that …   Medical dictionary

  • Ansa cervicalis superficialis — Die Ansa cervicalis superficialis (oberflächliche Halsnervenschlinge) ist eine Nervenschlinge, die vom Halsast (Ramus colli) des Nervus facialis und den aufsteigenden Ästen des Nervus transversus colli gebildet wird. Sie liegt zwischen dem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Inferior root of ansa cervicalis — Nerve: Inferior root of ansa cervicalis Ansa cervicalis. Superior root labeled as descending hypoglossal , Inferior root labeled as descending cervical . Latin radix inferior ansae cervicalis, descendens cervicalis Gray s …   Wikipedia

  • Superior root of ansa cervicalis — Nerve: Superior root of ansa cervicalis Ansa cervicalis. Superior root labeled as descending hypoglossal , Inferior root labeled as descending cervical . Latin radix superior ansae cervicalis, descendens hypoglossi Gray s …   Wikipedia

  • Ansa — or ANSA can refer to any of the following:* Ansa (queen), 8th century, wife of Desiderius, king of the Lombards * Ansa (Hinduism) or IAST|Aṃśa in Hinduism, a solar deity and one of the Adityas. * ansa as part of Arabic words means constant As the …   Wikipedia

  • roots of ansa cervicalis — see radix superior ansae cervicalis and radix inferior ansae cervicalis …   Medical dictionary

  • ansa hypoglossi — ansa hy·po·glos·si .hī pə gläs .ī, glȯs , (.)ē n ANSA CERVICALIS …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”