Upper subscapular nerve
Upper subscapular nerve | |
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Plan of brachial plexus. (Label for upper subscapular nerve at bottom center.) | |
Details | |
From | Posterior cord |
Innervates | Subscapularis |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Nervus subscapularis superior |
Dorlands /Elsevier | n_05/12566801 |
FMA | 65304 |
The upper subscapular (short subscapular, superior subscapular) enters the upper part of the Subscapularis, and is frequently represented by two branches. It is derived from C5, C6 nerve fibers, and branches from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus.
Additional images
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Brachial plexus
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The right brachial plexus (infraclavicular portion) in the axillary fossa; viewed from below and in front.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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