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Body Atlas, Nerve Reference

Nerves

Nerve reference, root levels, course, motor and sensory distribution, entrapment sites, and neuropathies.

342 nerves
18 nerves in Shoulder  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Nerve Anterior Branch of Axillary Nerve to Deltoid ramus anterior nervi axillaris ad deltoideum Shoulder The anterior branch of the axillary nerve wraps around the surgical neck of the humerus to…
Nerve Articular Branches to the Glenohumeral Joint rami articulares articulationis humeri Shoulder Articular branches from the axillary nerve, suprascapular nerve, and lateral pectoral nerve innervate the glenohumeral joint…
Nerve Axillary Nerve nervus axillaris Shoulder The axillary nerve is the motor supply to the deltoid and teres minor and is the…
Nerve Divisions of the Brachial Plexus divisiones anteriores et posteriores plexus brachialis Shoulder Behind the clavicle, each of the three trunks splits into an anterior and a posterior division,…
Nerve Lateral Cord of the Brachial Plexus fasciculus lateralis plexus brachialis Shoulder The lateral cord is formed by the anterior divisions of the superior and middle trunks (C5-C7)…
Nerve Lower Subscapular Nerve nervus subscapularis inferior Shoulder The lower subscapular nerve arises from the posterior cord (C5-C6) and supplies the lower subscapularis and…
Nerve Medial Cord of the Brachial Plexus fasciculus medialis plexus brachialis Shoulder The medial cord is the continuation of the anterior division of the inferior trunk (C8-T1) and…
Nerve Nerve to Coracobrachialis nervus musculi coracobrachialis Shoulder The nerve to coracobrachialis is the most proximal branch of the musculocutaneous nerve, arising before it…
Nerve Nerve to Infraspinatus nervus musculi infraspinati Shoulder The nerve to infraspinatus branches from the suprascapular nerve at the spinoglenoid notch, descending to supply…
Nerve Nerve to Subclavius nervus subclavius Shoulder The nerve to subclavius arises from the upper trunk of the brachial plexus (C5-C6) near the…
Nerve Nerve to Supraspinatus nervus musculi supraspinatii Shoulder The nerve to supraspinatus branches from the suprascapular nerve at or just distal to the suprascapular…
Nerve Nerve to Teres Minor nervus musculi teretis minoris Shoulder A branch of the posterior branch of the axillary nerve (C5-C6), given off as the nerve…
Nerve Posterior Cord of the Brachial Plexus fasciculus posterior plexus brachialis Shoulder The posterior cord is formed by all three posterior divisions (C5-T1) and lies behind the second…
Nerve Subscapular Nerves nervi subscapulares Shoulder The upper and lower subscapular nerves supply the subscapularis from the posterior cord of the brachial…
Nerve Suprascapular Articular Branch to the AC Joint ramus articularis nervi suprascapularis ad articulationem acromioclavicularem Shoulder The suprascapular nerve provides articular branches to the acromioclavicular joint capsule as it passes beneath the…
Nerve Suprascapular Nerve nervus suprascapularis Shoulder The suprascapular nerve innervates the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles, two of the four rotator cuff muscles,… Also: Full overview
Nerve Upper Subscapular Nerve nervus subscapularis superior Shoulder The upper subscapular nerve arises from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus (C5-C6) and innervates…

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