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Brachial Plexus
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Musculocutaneous | Muscular branches: flexor muscles in anterior arm (biceps brachii, brachialis, coracobrachialis) Cutaneous branches: skin on lateral forearm |
| Median | Muscular branches to flexor group of anterior forearm; intrinsic muscles of lateral palm and fingers 2 and 3 |
| Ulnar | muscular branches; flexor muscles in anterior forearm; most intrinsic muscles of hand cutaneous branches: skin of medial third of hand, both anterior and posterior aspects |
| Radial | Muscular branches: posterior muscles of arm and forearm cutaneous branches: skin of posterolateral surface of entire limb (except dorsum of fingers 2 and 3) |
| Axillary | muscular branches: deltoid and teres minor muscles cutaneous branches: some skin of shoulder region |
| Dorsal Scapular | Rhomboid muscles and levator scapulae |
| Long Thoracic | Serratus anterior muscle |
| Subscapular | Teres major and subscapularis muscles |
| Suprascapular | Shoulder joint; supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles |
| Pectoral (lateral and medial) | Pectoralis major and minor muscles |