Anterior interosseous nerve of forearm
Nervus interosseus anterior antebrachii
- Latin synonym: Nervus interosseus anterior
- Synonym: Anterior antebrachial interosseous nerve
- Related terms: Anterior antebrachial interosseous nerve; Anterior interosseous nerve; Anterior interosseous nerve (Median nerve)
Definition
The anterior interosseous nerve (volar interosseous nerve; n. interosseus [antibrachii] volaris) supplies the deep muscles on the front of the forearm, except the ulnar half of the Flexor digitorum profundus. It accompanies the volar interosseous artery along the front of the interosseous membrane, in the interval between the Flexor pollicis longus and Flexor digitorum profundus, supplying the whole of the former and the radial half of the latter, and ending below in the Pronator quadratus and wrist-joint.
References
This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website - Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.wikipedia.org
