Brachial Plexus

Preferred Label : Brachial Plexus;

NCIt related terms : NERVE, BRACHIAL PLEXUS; Brachial plexus structure (body structure);

NCIt definition : A nerve network originating from C5 to T1 that supplies cutaneous and muscular innervation to the arm and hand.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A nerve network originating from spinal nerves in the cervical and thoracic vertebrae and giving rise to multiple nerves that innervate the arm/forelimb.; NCI-GLOSS: A network of nerves that sends signals from the spine to the arm and hand.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000044494; 36582005;

Details

Origin ID

C12682;

UMLS CUI

C0006090;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Peripheral Nervous System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Brachial plexus [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Brachial plexus [LOINC part]
- Brachial plexus [LOINC System]
- Entire brachial plexus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- brachial nerve plexus [UBERON concept]
- brachial plexus [Radlex concept]
- nerve of brachial plexus [Radlex concept]
Contains anatomical structure(s)
- Intercostal Nerve [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Brachial nerve plexus [FMA entity]
- Brachial plexus structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- brachial plexus [MeSH Descriptor]
- brachial plexus [MeSH concept]
- brachial plexus, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Brachial nerve plexus [FMA entity]
- Brachial plexus [LOINC part]
- Brachial plexus structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- brachial nerve plexus [UBERON concept]
- brachial plexus [Radlex concept]
- brachial plexus [MeSH concept]
- brachial plexus [MeSH Descriptor]
- brachial plexus, nos [SNOMED Notion]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Biospecimens Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
- mCode Radiotherapy Treatment Location Value Set [NCIt concept]
- mCode Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Brachial Plexus Neoplasm [NCIt concept]

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