Cervical spinal nerve
The plan of the cervical and brachial plexuses
The spinal cord with spinal nerves
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Identifiers
LatinNervi spinalis
FMA6440
Anatomical terminology

The cervical spinal nerve 1 (C1) is a spinal nerve of the cervical segment.[1] C1 carries predominantly motor fibres, but also a small meningeal branch that supplies sensation to parts of the dura around the foramen magnum (via dorsal rami).

It originates from the spinal column from above the cervical vertebra 1 (C1).

The dorsal root and ganglion of the first cervical nerve may be rudimentary or entirely absent.

Muscles innervated by this nerve are:

References

  1. "Nervous System — Groups of Nerves" from spinalcordinjuryzone.com. Published February 23, 2004. Archived Dec 23, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2018.


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