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| The suprascapular, axillary, and radial nerves. The axillary nerve is a Nerve of the human body that comes off the Posterior cord of the Brachial plexus at the level of the Axilla (armpit The radial nerve is a Nerve in the human body that supplies the Triceps brachii muscle of the arm as well as all 12 muscles in the Posterior osteofascial compartment (Suprascapular labeled at upper left. ) | |
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| The right brachial plexus with its short branches, viewed from in front. The brachial Plexus is an arrangement of nerve fibers running from the spine formed by the Ventral rami of the lower cervical and upper thoracic nerve roots specifically (Suprascapular labeled at upper left. ) | |
| Latin | nervus suprascapularis |
| Gray's | subject #210 932 |
| Innervates | supraspinatus, infraspinatus |
| From | C5–C6 of brachial plexus |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
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The suprascapular nerve arises from the trunk formed by the union of the fifth and sixth cervical nerves. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. This is a list of the subjects in Gray's Anatomy: IX Neurology The supraspinatus is a relatively small muscle of the upper limb that takes its name from its origin from the Supraspinous fossa superior to the spine of the Scapula The Infraspinatus muscle is a thick triangular Muscle, which occupies the chief part of the Infraspinatous fossa. The brachial Plexus is an arrangement of nerve fibers running from the spine formed by the Ventral rami of the lower cervical and upper thoracic nerve roots specifically Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group The cervical nerves are the Spinal nerves from the Cervical vertebrae. It innervates the supraspinatus muscles and infraspinatus muscles. The supraspinatus is a relatively small muscle of the upper limb that takes its name from its origin from the Supraspinous fossa superior to the spine of the Scapula The Infraspinatus muscle is a thick triangular Muscle, which occupies the chief part of the Infraspinatous fossa.
It runs lateralward beneath the Trapezius and the Omohyoideus, and enters the supraspinatous fossa through the suprascapular notch, below, the superior transverse scapular ligament; it then passes beneath the Supraspinatus, and curves around the lateral border of the spine of the scapula to the infraspinatous fossa. In Human anatomy, the trapezius is a large Superficial Muscle which extends longitudinally from the occipital bone to the lower thoracic vertebrae The omohyoid muscle is a Muscle at the front of the Neck that consists of two bellies separated by an intermediate Tendon. The supraspinatous fossa ( supraspinatus fossa, supraspinous fossa) of the Scapula, smaller than the Infraspinatous fossa, is concave smooth The suprascapular notch (or scapular notch) is a notch in the lateral part of the upper border of the Scapula, just next to the base of the Coracoid process The superior transverse ligament ( transverse or suprascapular ligament) converts the Scapular notch into a Foramen. The supraspinatus is a relatively small muscle of the upper limb that takes its name from its origin from the Supraspinous fossa superior to the spine of the Scapula In Anatomy, the scapula, omo, or shoulder blade, is the Bone that connects the Humerus (arm bone with the Clavicle (collar The infraspinatous fossa ( infraspinatus fossa, infraspinous fossa) of the Scapula is much larger than the Supraspinatous fossa; toward its vertebral
In the supraspinatous fossa it gives off two branches to the Supraspinatus muscle, and an articular filament to the shoulder-joint; and in the infraspinatous fossa it gives off two branches to the Infraspinatous muscle, besides some filaments to the shoulder-joint and scapula. The supraspinatous fossa ( supraspinatus fossa, supraspinous fossa) of the Scapula, smaller than the Infraspinatous fossa, is concave smooth The supraspinatus is a relatively small muscle of the upper limb that takes its name from its origin from the Supraspinous fossa superior to the spine of the Scapula The infraspinatous fossa ( infraspinatus fossa, infraspinous fossa) of the Scapula is much larger than the Supraspinatous fossa; toward its vertebral The Infraspinatus muscle is a thick triangular Muscle, which occupies the chief part of the Infraspinatous fossa. In Human anatomy, the shoulder joint comprises the part of the body where the Humerus attaches to the Scapula. In Anatomy, the scapula, omo, or shoulder blade, is the Bone that connects the Humerus (arm bone with the Clavicle (collar
Disorders
- Suprascapular paralysis is a common condition in veterinary medicine. Veterinary medicine the application of medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife
Additional images
 Suprascapular and axillary nerves of right side, seen from behind. |
 Brachial plexus |
External links
- Duke Orthopedics suprascapular_nerve
- Diagram at physsportsmed.com
- Suprascapular+nerve at eMedicine Dictionary
- SUNY Figs 05:03-02 - "The major subdivisions and terminal nerves of the brachial plexus. Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. eMedicine is an online clinical medical knowledge base that was founded in 1996 by Scott Plantz and Richard Lavely two medical doctors The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, better known as SUNY Downstate Medical Center, is an academic medical center and is the only one of its kind "
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