Medical Definition of External respiratory nerve of Bell

1. Arises from the fifth, sixth, and seventh cervical nerves (roots of brachial plexus), descends the neck behind the brachial plexus, and is distributed to the serratus anterior muscle; it is somewhat unusual in that it courses on the superficial aspect of the muscle is supplies; its paralysis results in "winged scapula". Synonym: nervus thoracicus longus, Bell's respiratory nerve, external respiratory nerve of Bell, posterior thoracic nerve. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of External Respiratory Nerve Of Bell

external ophthalmoplegia
external organ
external orifice
external ovular transmigration
external pacemaker
external phase
external pin fixation
external pterygoid muscle
external pyocephalus
external radiation
external radiation therapy
external respiration
external respiratory nerve of Bell (current term)
external risk
external risks
external salivary gland
external saphenous nerve
external secretion
external semilunar fibrocartilage
external sphincter muscle of anus
external sphincterotomy
external spiral sulcus
external squint

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