Cervical spinal nerve 2
| Cervical spinal nerve | |
|---|---|
 The plan of the cervical and brachial plexuses. | |
 The spinal cord with spinal nerves. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Nervi spinalis |
| FMA | 6443 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The cervical spinal nerve 2 (C2) is a spinal nerve of the cervical segment.[1] It is a part of the ansa cervicalis along with the C1 and C3 nerves sometimes forming part of Superior root of the ansa cervicalis.[2] it also connects into the inferior root of the ansa cervicalis with the C3.[2]
It originates from the spinal column from above the cervical vertebra 2 (C2).
it innervates the rectus capitis anterior and rectus capitis lateralis muscles, and provides sensory nerves to the trapezius.[2]
the lesser occipital nerve, greater auricular nerve, and the transverse cervical nerve all emerge from C2, with the ladder two shared with the C3.[2]
References
- ↑ American Medical Association Nervous System -- Groups of Nerves
- 1 2 3 4 Waxenbaum, Joshua A.; Reddy, Vamsi; Bordoni, Bruno (2021), "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Cervical Nerves", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30844163, retrieved 2021-09-22
This article is issued from Offline. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.