Thoracodorsal nerve
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Arcadian
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Latissimus dorsi muscle
{{Infobox Nerve |
Name = {{PAGENAME}} |
Latin = nervus thoracodorsalis |
GraySubject = 210 |
GrayPage = 934 |
Image = Gray807.png |
Caption = Plan of [[brachial plexus]]. (Label for thoracodorsal nerve at bottom center.) |
Image2 = Latissimus_dorsi.png |
Caption2 = Latissimus dorsi |
Innervates = [[Latissimus dorsi muscle]] |
BranchFrom = [[posterior cord]] (C6-C8) |
BranchTo = |
MeshName = |
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DorlandsPre = n_05 |
DorlandsSuf = 12566921 |
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The '''thoracodorsal nerve''' ('''middle''' or '''long subscapular nerve'''), a branch of the [[posterior cord]] of the [[brachial plexus]], derives its fibers from the sixth, seventh, and eighth [[cervical nerves]]; it follows the course of the [[subscapular artery]], along the posterior wall of the [[axilla]] to the [[Latissimus dorsi]], in which it may be traced as far as the lower border of the muscle.
==Additional images==
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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|Thoracodorsal+nerve}}
* {{SUNYAnatomyFigs|05|03|10}} - "The major subdivisions and terminal nerves of the brachial plexus."
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{{Brachial plexus}}
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