Lower subscapular nerve 4489689 211960088 2008-05-12T21:15:52Z Ironholds 6804626 clarified an article {{Infobox Nerve | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = | GraySubject = 210 | GrayPage = 934 | Image = Gray807.png | Caption = Plan of brachial plexus. (Label for lower subscapular nerve at bottom center.) | Image2 = | Caption2 = | Innervates = [[Subscapularis muscle|Subscapularis]], [[Teres major muscle|Teres major]] | BranchFrom = [[posterior cord]] | BranchTo = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = n_05 | DorlandsSuf = 12566801 | }} The '''lower subscapular''' ('''inferior subscapular''') is a nerve which supplies the lower part of the [[Subscapularis]], and ends in the [[Teres major]]; the latter muscle is sometimes supplied by a separate branch. It consists of fibres from C5-6 spinal nerves, and branches off the posterior cord of the brachial plexus. ==Additional images== <gallery> Image:Brachial plexus.svg|Brachial plexus Image:Gray809.png|The right brachial plexus (infraclavicular portion) in the axillary fossa; viewed from below and in front. </gallery> ==External links== * {{eMedicineDictionary|subscapular+nerves}} {{Gray's}} {{neuroscience-stub}} {{Brachial plexus}}