Inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm
A nerve found in humans and other animals
Inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm | |
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The cutaneous innervation of the right upper limb, with Inf. lat. cut. labeled at right. | |
The suprascapular, axillary, and radial nerves. (Inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of the arm not labeled, but cutaneous innervation would occur on the surface near the word 'radial' at upper left.) | |
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From | radial nerve |
Identifiers | |
Latin | nervus cutaneus brachii lateralis inferior |
TA98 | A14.2.03.051 |
TA2 | 6433 |
FMA | 44949 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata] |
The inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm is a nerve found in humans and other animals. It is also called the inferior lateral brachial cutaneous nerve. It is a branch of the radial nerve that provides sensory and vasomotor innervation to the lower, lateral aspect of the arm.[1]
See also
- Superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm (a branch of the axillary nerve)
- Lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm (a continuation of the musculocutaneous nerve)
- Posterior cutaneous nerve of arm (another branch of the radial nerve)
References
- ^ Sun, Li; Park, Brian K; Gupta, Salil; Capo, John T; Yoon, Richard S; Liporace, Frank A (2015). "Anatomic variant of the inferior lateral cutaneous branch of the radial nerve during the posterior approach to the humerus: a case report". Patient Safety in Surgery. 9 (16): 16. doi:10.1186/s13037-015-0063-8. PMC 4429343. PMID 25972922.
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- root (dorsal scapular, long thoracic)
- upper trunk (suprascapular, to the subclavius)
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medial cord |
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