Recurrent branch of the median nerve
| Recurrent branch of the median nerve | |
|---|---|
| Superficial palmar nerves. (Recurrent branch labeled at center left as "Muscular to abductor, opponens, and flexor brevis pollicis.") | |
| Details | |
| From | median nerve | 
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ramus recurrens nervi mediani | 
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The recurrent branch of the median nerve is the branch of the median nerve which supplies the thenar muscles. It is also occasionally referred to as the thenar branch of the median nerve, or the thenar muscular branch of the median nerve.