Nerve of Wrisberg

(1) Medial cutaneous nerve of armoccidian cutaneus brachii medialis [NA6].
(2) Intermediate nerve; nervus intermedius [NA6].

Wrisberg,

Heinrich A., German anatomist and gynecologist, 1739-1808.

nerve of Wrisberg

Wrisberg cartilage - a small, nonarticulating rod of elastic cartilage. Synonym(s): cuneiform cartilage

Wrisberg ganglia - parasympathetic ganglia of the cardiac plexus. Synonym(s): cardiac ganglia

Wrisberg lesion

Wrisberg ligament - the band that passes posterior to the posterior cruciate ligament. Synonym(s): posterior meniscofemoral ligament

Wrisberg nerve - Synonym(s): medial brachial cutaneous nerve; nervus intermedius

Wrisberg tubercle - a rounded eminence on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold. Synonym(s): cuneiform tubercle

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Complete separation of the facial and acoustic nerves and development of the nervus intermedius (or nerve of Wrisberg) occurs by 6 weeks of gestation.

Imaging the facial nerve: a contemporary review

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