Dorsal scapular nerve
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| Nerve: Dorsal scapular nerve | |
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| The right brachial plexus with its short branches, viewed from in front. (Dorsalis scapulae labeled at left, second from top.) | |
| Latin | nervus dorsalis scapulae |
| Gray's | subject #210 932 |
| Innervates | rhomboid minor, rhomboid major, levator scapulae muscle|levator scapulae |
| From | C5 of brachial plexus |
| Dorlands / Elsevier | n_05/12565730 |
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The dorsal scapular nerve arises from the brachial plexus, usually from the plexus root (anterior ramus) of C5.
It provides motor innervation to the rhomboid muscles, which pull the scapula towards the spine and levator scapulae muscle, which elevates the scapula.
See also
Additional images
 Brachial plexus |
External links
- Duke Orthopedics dorsal_scapular_nerve
- Dorsal+scapular+nerve at eMedicine Dictionary
Nerves of upper limbs (primarily): the brachial plexus (C5-T1) | |
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| Supraclavicular | root (dorsal scapular, long thoracic) - upper trunk (suprascapular, to the subclavius) |
| Infraclavicular: lateral cord | lateral pectoral
musculocutaneous (lateral cutaneous of forearm) median/lateral root: anterior interosseous - palmar - recurrent - common palmar digital (proper palmar digital) |
| Infraclavicular: medial cord | medial pectoral
cutaneous: medial cutaneous of forearm • medial cutaneous of arm ulnar: muscular - palmar - dorsal (dorsal digital nerves) - superficial (common palmar digital, proper palmar digital) - deep median/medial root: see above |
| Infraclavicular: posterior cord | subscapular (upper, lower) • thoracodorsal
axillary (superior lateral cutaneous of arm) radial: muscular - cutaneous (posterior of arm, inferior lateral of arm, posterior of forearm) - superficial (dorsal digital nerves) - deep (posterior interosseous) |
| Other | cutaneous innervation of the upper limbs |
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