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Iliohypogastric
Meaning: A nerve from the first lumbar root supplying skin over the lower abdomen and the side of the buttock.
In practice: An appendicectomy incision can damage the iliohypogastric nerve, causing lower abdominal numbness.
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Which word means: Describing the division of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for fight or flight.
Answer: Sympathetic
Which word means: A network of intersecting nerves that supply a region of the body.
Answer: Plexus
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