| 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.[1] It is also occasionally referred to as the thenar branch of the median nerve, or the thenar muscular branch of the median nerve.