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brachial plexus
| name the root(s) | name the muscles it innervates | |
|---|---|---|
| long thoracic nerve | C5, C6, C7 | serratus anterior |
| suprascapular | C5, C6 | supraspinatus and infraspinatus |
| nerve to the subclavius | C5, C6 | subclavian |
| lateral pectoral | C5, C6, C7 | pectoralis major and pectoral minor |
| musculocutaneous | C5, C6, C7 | coracobrachialis, biceps brachii, brachialis |
| medial pectoral | C8, T1 | sternal head of pectoralis major and pectoralis minor |
| medial brachial cutaneous | T1 | sensory for the medial arm |
| medial antebrachial cutaneous | C8, T1 | sensory for the medial forearm |
| median | C5, C6, C7, C8, T1 | multiple flexors of the forearm and hand |
| ulnar | C8, T1 | multiple muscles in forearm and hand |
| upper subscapular | C5, C6 | subscapularis |
| thoracodorsal | C6, C7, C8 | latissimus dorsi |
| lower subscapular | C5, C6 | subscapularis and teres major |
| axillary | C5, C6 | deltoid and teres minor |
| radial | C5, C6, C7, C8, T1 | triceps, anconeus, the extensors in forearm |
| dorsal scapular | C5 - what muscles does it innervate? | rhomboids and levator scapulae |