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Ramus communicans
Latin term used for a nerve which connects two other nerves / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ramus communicans (pl.: rami communicantes) is the Latin term used for a nerve which connects two other nerves, and can be translated as "communicating branch".
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Ramus communicans | |
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![]() Scheme showing structure of a typical spinal nerve. 1. Somatic efferent. 2. Somatic afferent. 3,4,5. Sympathetic efferent. 6,7. Autonomic afferent. | |
![]() Diagram of the course and branches of a typical intercostal nerve. (Rami communicantes labeled at center.) | |
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Latin | ramus communicans nervorum spinalium |
TA98 | A14.2.00.033 A12.2.16.073 |
FMA | 5874 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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