Lower subscapular nerve

Lower subscapular nerve
Plan of brachial plexus. (Label for lower subscapular nerve at bottom center.)
Details
From	posterior cord
Innervates	Subscapularis, Teres major
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	n_05/12566801
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The lower subscapular nerve (alternatively, inferior subscapular nerve) is a nerve that supplies the lower part of the subscapularis muscle, and also supplies the teres major muscle.

It consists of fibres from C5-6 spinal nerves. It branches from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus.

Teres major is sometimes supplied by a separate branch.

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.

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  Brachial plexus with courses of spinal nerves shown

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)