Lower subscapular nerve
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The lower subscapular nerve, also known as the inferior subscapular nerve arises from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus and supplies the subscapularis muscle and contributes fibres to teres major.
Gross anatomy
Origin
The lower subscapular nerve branches from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus with fibres arising from the fifth and sixth cervical nerves. The lower subscapular nerve branches distal to the origin of the thoracodorsal nerve.
Course
The lower subscapular nerve travels inferiorly from the brachial plexus to supply the lower part of the subscapularis muscle. It donates a branch to the teres major muscle which courses in the angle between the subscapular and circumflex scapular arteries.
Supply
It supplies the subscapularis muscle and contributes fibres to teres major.
Relations
The lower subscapular nerve is the larger of the subscapular nerves.
-<![endif]--><!--StartFragment-->The <strong>lower subscapular nerve</strong>, also known as the <strong>inferior subscapular nerve </strong>arises from the posterior cord of the <a href="/articles/brachial-plexus">brachial plexus</a> and supplies the <a href="/articles/subscapularis-muscle">subscapularis muscle</a> and contributes fibres to <a href="/articles/teres-major">teres major</a>.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Origin</h5><p>The lower subscapular nerve branches from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus with fibres arising from the fifth and sixth cervical nerves. The lower subscapular nerve branches distal to the origin of the <a href="/articles/thoracodorsal-nerve">thoracodorsal nerve</a>.</p><h5>Course</h5><p>The lower subscapular nerve travels inferiorly from the brachial plexus to supply the lower part of the subscapularis muscle. It donates a branch to the teres major muscle which courses in the angle between the <a href="/articles/subscapular-artery">subscapular</a> and <a href="/articles/circumflex-scapular-artery">circumflex scapular</a> arteries.</p><h5>Relations</h5><p>The lower subscapular nerve is the larger of the subscapular nerves. </p><p><!--EndFragment--></p>- +<![endif]--><!--StartFragment-->The <strong>lower subscapular nerve</strong>, also known as the <strong>inferior subscapular nerve </strong>arises from the posterior cord of the <a href="/articles/brachial-plexus">brachial plexus</a> and supplies the <a href="/articles/subscapularis-muscle">subscapularis muscle</a> and contributes fibres to <a href="/articles/teres-major">teres major</a>.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Origin</h5><p>The lower subscapular nerve branches from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus with fibres arising from the fifth and sixth cervical nerves. The lower subscapular nerve branches distal to the origin of the <a href="/articles/thoracodorsal-nerve">thoracodorsal nerve</a>.</p><h5>Course</h5><p>The lower subscapular nerve travels inferiorly from the brachial plexus to supply the lower part of the subscapularis muscle. It donates a branch to the teres major muscle which courses in the angle between the <a href="/articles/subscapular-artery">subscapular</a> and <a href="/articles/circumflex-scapular-artery">circumflex scapular</a> arteries.</p><h5>Supply</h5><p>It supplies the <a href="/articles/subscapularis-muscle">subscapularis muscle</a> and contributes fibres to <a href="/articles/teres-major">teres major</a>.</p><h5>Relations</h5><p>The lower subscapular nerve is the larger of the subscapular nerves. </p><p><!--EndFragment--></p>
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- 2.Last's anatomy, regional and applied. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:044304662X. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN044304662X">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/044304662X">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
Image 1 Diagram (Lower subscapular nerve) ( create )
Image 2 Diagram (Labelled brachial plexus) ( create )
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