Upper subscapular nerve 4489696 160849351 2007-09-28T04:15:39Z 71.185.103.120 {{Infobox Nerve | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = | GraySubject = 210 | GrayPage = 934 | Image = Gray807.png | Caption = Plan of brachial plexus. (Label for upper subscapular nerve at bottom center.) | Image2 = | Caption2 = | Innervates = [[subscapularis]] | BranchFrom = [[posterior cord]] | BranchTo = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = n_05 | DorlandsSuf = 12566801 | }} The '''upper subscapular''' ('''short subscapular''', '''superior subscapular''') enters the upper part of the [[Subscapularis]], and is frequently represented by two branches. It is derived from C5, C6 nerve fibers, and branches from 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}} [[Category:Neuroanatomy]]