median nerve

nerve of the upper limb
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q1364876
median nerve
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median nerve

Summary

median nerve is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It draws 1,465 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #186 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • median nerve's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • median nerve is a type of nerve[4].
  • median nerve is a type of peripheral nerve[5].
  • median nerve is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • median nerve is part of brachial plexus[7].
  • median nerve's Commons category is recorded as Median nerve[8].
  • median nerve's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[9].
  • median nerve's innervates is recorded as pronator teres muscle[10].
  • median nerve's innervates is recorded as flexor carpi radialis muscle[11].
  • median nerve's innervates is recorded as palmaris longus muscle[12].
  • median nerve's innervates is recorded as flexor digitorum superficialis muscle[13].
  • median nerve's innervates is recorded as lumbricals of the hand[14].
  • median nerve's innervates is recorded as flexor pollicis longus muscle[15].
  • median nerve's innervates is recorded as abductor pollicis brevis muscle[16].
  • median nerve's innervates is recorded as opponens pollicis muscle[17].
  • median nerve's anatomical branch of is recorded as lateral root of median nerve[18].
  • median nerve's anatomical branch of is recorded as Medial root of median nerve[19].
  • median nerve's has anatomical branch is recorded as anterior interosseous nerve[20].
  • median nerve's has anatomical branch is recorded as palmar branch of the median nerve[21].
  • median nerve's has anatomical branch is recorded as common palmar digital nerves of median nerve[22].
  • median nerve's has anatomical branch is recorded as muscular branch of median nerve[23].
  • median nerve's has anatomical branch is recorded as communicating branch with ulnar nerve[24].
  • median nerve's has anatomical branch is recorded as recurrent branch of median nerve[25].
  • median nerve's has anatomical branch is recorded as nerve to flexor carpi radialis[26].
  • median nerve's has anatomical branch is recorded as nerve to pronator teres[27].

Why It Matters

median nerve draws 1,465 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #186 of 1,372).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wheelessonline.com. wheelessonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Anatomical branch of lateral root of median nerve, Medial root of median nerve
    Part of brachial plexus
    Instance of class of anatomical entity
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