lumbosacral trunk — n a nerve trunk that is formed by the fifth lumbar nerve and a smaller branch of the fourth lumbar nerve and that connects the lumbar plexus to the sacral plexus * * * truncus lumbosacralis … Medical dictionary
trunk — 1. The body (t. or torso), excluding the head and extremities. 2. A primary nerve, vessel, or collection of tissue before its division. 3. A large collecting lymphatic vessel. SYN: truncus [TA]. [L. truncus] … Medical dictionary
plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and … Medical dictionary
Human leg — Lateral aspect of right leg Latin membrum inferios MeSH … Wikipedia
Sacral plexus — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus sacralis GraySubject = 213 GrayPage = 957 Caption = Plan of sacral and pudendal plexuses. Caption2 = Relations of the sacral plexus. Dissection of side wall of pelvis showing sacral and pudendal… … Wikipedia
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
Ala of sacrum — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = ala ossis sacri GraySubject = 24 GrayPage = 108 Caption = Base of sacrum. (Ala labeled at center left.) Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = a 21 DorlandsSuf = 12118083 On either side… … Wikipedia
List of human nerves — * Accessory nerve * Accessory obturator nerve * Alderman s nerve * Anococcygeal nerve * Ansa cervicalis * Anterior interosseous nerve * Anterior superior alveolar nerve * Aortic plexus * Auerbach s plexus * Auriculotemporal nerve * Axillary nerve … Wikipedia
Peripheral nerve — This article is about the part of the nervous system. For other uses, see nerve (disambiguation). Nerves (yellow) A peripheral nerve, or simply nerve, is an enclosed, cable like bundle of peripheral axons (the long, slender projections of… … Wikipedia
plexus lumbalis — 1. [TA] lumbar plexus: a plexus formed by the anterior branches of the second to fifth lumbar nerves in the psoas major muscle (the branches of the first lumbar nerve often are included). The lower division of the fourth lumbar nerve joins the… … Medical dictionary
