Upper subscapular nerve
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| Nerve: Upper subscapular nerve | ||
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| Plan of brachial plexus. (Label for upper subscapular nerve at bottom center.) | ||
| Gray's | subject #210 934 | |
| Innervates | subscapularis | |
| From | posterior cord | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | n_05/12566801 | |
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.
- subscapular+nerves at eMedicine Dictionary
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| Supraclavicular | dorsal scapular • suprascapular • to the subclavius • long thoracic |
| Infraclavicular: lateral cord | musculocutaneous (lateral cutaneous of forearm) • lateral pectoral • lateral head of median (anterior interosseous, palmar, common palmar digital, proper palmar digital) |
| Infraclavicular: medial cord | medial pectoral • medial cutaneous of forearm • medial cutaneous of arm • ulnar (muscular branches, dorsal branch, palmar branch, superficial branch, deep branch) • medial head of median |
| Infraclavicular: posterior cord | subscapular (upper, lower) • thoracodorsal • axillary (superior lateral cutaneous of arm) • radial (muscular, inferior lateral cutaneous of arm, posterior cutaneous of arm, posterior cutaneous of forearm, superficial branch, deep branch, posterior interosseous) |
| Other | cutaneous innervation of the upper limbs |