brachial plexus

network of nerves formed by the ventral rami of the lower four cervical nerves and first
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q846961
brachial plexus
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brachial plexus

Summary

brachial plexus is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,951 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • brachial plexus's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • brachial plexus is a type of nerve plexus[4].
  • brachial plexus is a type of limb nerve plexus[5].
  • brachial plexus is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • brachial plexus is part of peripheral nervous system[7].
  • brachial plexus's Commons category is recorded as Brachial plexus[8].
  • brachial plexus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brachial plexus[9].
  • brachial plexus's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[10].
  • brachial plexus's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12682[11].
  • brachial plexus's has anatomical branch is recorded as musculocutaneous nerve[12].
  • brachial plexus's has anatomical branch is recorded as medial pectoral nerve[13].
  • brachial plexus's has anatomical branch is recorded as Lateral pectoral nerve[14].
  • brachial plexus's has anatomical branch is recorded as median nerve[15].
  • brachial plexus's has anatomical branch is recorded as ulnar nerve[16].
  • brachial plexus's has anatomical branch is recorded as medial cutaneous nerve of forearm[17].
  • brachial plexus's has anatomical branch is recorded as medial cutaneous nerve of arm[18].
  • brachial plexus's has anatomical branch is recorded as axillary nerve[19].
  • brachial plexus's has anatomical branch is recorded as radial nerve[20].

Why It Matters

brachial plexus ranks in the top 6% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,951 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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