ulnar nerve

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Origin

medial cord of the brachial plexus (C8-T1)

Afferents

  • sensory:
    • 4th & 5th fingers & corresponding areas of hand

Efferents

Course

Pathology

injury, ulnar neuropathy:

More general terms

Components

References

  1. B. Ourmazdi, M.D. Synopsis of Neurology & Examination, B & B Books, Saratoga, CA, 1998
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  3. Neal S, Fields KB. Peripheral nerve entrapment and injury in the upper extremity Am Fam Physician. 2010 Jan 15;81(2):147-55. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20082510 Free article. Review.
  4. NEJM Knowledge+