Lateral cord 3089220 100277415 2007-01-12T19:18:49Z Arcadian 104523 added link {{Infobox Nerve | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = fasciculus lateralis plexus brachialis | GraySubject = 210 | GrayPage = 933 | Image = Gray807.png | Caption = Plan of [[brachial plexus]]. (Lateral cord is at top.) | Image2 = Gray808.png | Caption2 = The right brachial plexus with its short branches, viewed from in front. The Sternomastoid and Trapezius muscles have been completely, 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. | Innervates = | BranchFrom = [[brachial plexus]] - anterior divisions from the upper and middle trunks | BranchTo = [[lateral pectoral nerve]]<BR>[[musculocutaneous nerve]]<BR>[[median nerve]] | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = f_03 | DorlandsSuf = 12355977 | }} The '''Lateral cord''' is a division of the [[brachial plexus]]. The lateral cord gives rise to the following nerves: *The [[lateral pectoral nerve]], C5, C6 and C7 to the [[pectoralis major]] muscle *The [[musculocutaneous nerve]] which innervates the [[biceps brachii|biceps]] muscle *The [[median nerve]], partly. The other part comes from the [[medial cord]]. ==External links== * {{UMichAtlas|hand_plexus}} - "Axilla, dissection, anterior view" * {{EatonHand|ner|123}} {{neuroscience-stub}} {{Brachial plexus}}