Dorsal scapular nerve
Branch of the brachial plexus that supplies rhomboid muscles and levator scapulae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The dorsal scapular nerve is a branch of the brachial plexus, usually derived from the ventral ramus of cervical nerve C5. It provides motor innervation to the rhomboid major muscle, rhomboid minor muscle, and levator scapulae muscle.
Not to be confused with Thoracodorsal nerve.
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Dorsal scapular nerve | |
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Details | |
From | C5 of brachial plexus |
Innervates | Rhomboid minor, rhomboid major, levator scapulae |
Identifiers | |
Latin | nervus dorsalis scapulae |
TA98 | A14.2.03.011 |
TA2 | 6409 |
FMA | 65279 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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Dorsal scapular nerve syndrome can cause a winged scapula, with pain and limited motion.