Skin feeling supplied by the median nerve


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Skin feeling supplied by the median nerve


Illustration of innervation of, or skin feeling supplied by, the median nerve

The median nerve supplies feeling to the skin of the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and half of the ring finger.

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Primary Medical Reviewer William M. Green, MD

- Emergency Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer David Pichora, MD, FRCSC

- Orthopedic Surgery
Last Updated November 3, 2006

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