The ventral rami of the thoracic nerves from segments T1 through T11. The intercostal nerves supply motor and sensory innervation to the thorax and abdomen. The skin and muscles supplied by a given pair are called, respectively, a dermatome and a myotome.

Annotation

dis: coord IM with PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with PERIPHERAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)

DUI

D007367 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0011486

History note

91(75); was see under THORACIC NERVES 1975-90

Online note

search THORACIC NERVES 1966-74

Public note

91; was see under THORACIC NERVES 1975-90