Plan of brachial plexus. (Posterior cord is shaded gray.)
The right brachial plexus with its short branches, viewed from in front. The sternomastoid and trapezius muscles have been completely removed, the omohyoid and subclavius have been partially removed; a piece has been sawed out of the clavicle; the pectoralis muscles have been incised and reflected.
Details
From
Brachial plexus - posterior divisions of the three trunks
To
Subscapular, up. and low. thoracodorsal axillary radial
Innervates
None
Identifiers
Latin
fasciculus posterior plexus brachialis
TA98
A14.2.03.023
TA2
6416
FMA
45237
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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The posterior cord is a part of the brachial plexus. It consists of contributions from all of the roots of the brachial plexus.[1]
The posterior cord gives rise to the following nerves:[2]
Name
Roots
Supplies
upper subscapular nerve
C5-C6
subscapularis muscle of the rotator cuff
lower subscapular nerve
C5-C6
subscapularis muscle, teres major muscle
thoracodorsal nerve
C6-C8
latissimus dorsi muscle
axillary nerve
C5-C6
sensation to the shoulder and motor to the deltoid muscle, the teres minor and the triceps brachii (long head) muscle
radial nerve
C5-C8, T1
triceps brachii muscle, the brachioradialis muscle, the extensor muscles of the fingers and wrist (extensor carpi radialis muscle), supinator, and the extensor and abductor muscles of the thumb
^Drake, Richard, et al. Gray's Anatomy For Students, Elsevier, 2005. pg. 657
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