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====== BRACHIAL PLEXUS ======

    * [[:en:brachial-plexus|BRACHIAL PLEXUS]]
      * Roots
      * Trunks
        * Superior trunk; upper trunk
        * Middle trunk
        * Inferior trunk; lower trunk
      * Anterior divisions
      * Posterior divisions
      * Cords
      * SUPRACLAVICULAR PART
        * Dorsal scapular nerve
        * Long thoracic nerve
        * Subclavian nerve
        * Suprascapular nerve
        * Subscapular nerves
        * Thoracodorsal nerve
        * Medial pectoral nerve
        * Lateral pectoral nerve
        * Muscular branches
      * INFRACLAVICULAR PART
          * Lateral cord
          * Medial cord
          * Posterior cord
        * Musculocutaneous nerve
          * Muscular branches
          * Lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm; lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve
        * Medial cutaneous nerve of arm; medial brachial cutaneous nerve
        * Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm; medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve
          * Anterior branch
          * Posterior branch
        * [[:en:median-nerve|MEDIAN NERVE]]
          * Medial root of median nerve
          * Lateral root of median nerve
          * Anterior interosseous nerve
          * Muscular branches
          * Palmar branch
          * Communicating branch with ulnar nerve
          * Common palmar digital nerves
            * Proper palmar digital nerves
        * [[:en:ulnar-nerve|ULNAR NERVE]]
          * Muscular branches
          * Dorsal branch
            * Dorsal digital nerves
          * Palmar branch
          * Superficial branch
            * Common palmar digital nerves
              * Proper palmar digital nerves
          * Deep branch
        * [[:en:radial-nerve|Radial Nerve]]
          * Posterior cutaneous nerve of arm; posterior brachial cutaneous nerve
          * Inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm; inferior lateral brachial cutaneous nerve
          * Posterior cutaneous nerve of forearm; posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve
          * Muscular branches
          * Deep branch
            * Posterior interosseous nerve
          * Superficial branch
            * Communicating branch with ulnar nerve
            * Dorsal digital branches
        * [[:en:axillary-nerve|AXILLARY NERVE]]
           * Muscular branches
           * Superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm; superior lateral brachial cutaneous nerve




|  1629  |   |  PLEXUS BRACHIALIS                       |  BRACHIAL PLEXUS                                                                     |   |
|  1630  |   |  Radices                                 |  Roots                                                                               |   |
|  1631  |   |  Trunci                                  |  Trunks                                                                              |   |
|  1632  |   |  Truncus superior                        |  Superior trunk; upper trunk                                                         |   |
|  1633  |   |  Truncus medius                          |  Middle trunk                                                                        |   |
|  1634  |   |  Truncus inferior                        |  Inferior trunk; lower trunk                                                         |   |
|  1635  |   |  Divisiones anteriores                   |  Anterior divisions                                                                  |   |
|  1636  |   |  Divisiones posteriores                  |  Posterior divisions                                                                 |   |
|  1637  |   |  Fasciculi                               |  Cords                                                                               |   |
|  1638  |   |  PARS SUPRACLAVICULARIS                  |  SUPRACLAVICULAR PART                                                                |   |
|  1639  |   |  N. dorsalis scapulae                    |  Dorsal scapular nerve                                                               |   |
|  1640  |   |  N. thoracicus longus                    |  Long thoracic nerve                                                                 |   |
|  1641  |   |  N. subclavius                           |  Subclavian nerve                                                                    |   |
|  1642  |   |  N. suprascapularis                      |  Suprascapular nerve                                                                 |   |
|  1643  |   |  Nn. subscapulares                       |  Subscapular nerves                                                                  |   |
|  1644  |   |  N. thoracodorsalis                      |  Thoracodorsal nerve                                                                 |   |
|  1645  |   |  N. pectoralis medialis                  |  Medial pectoral nerve                                                               |   |
|  1646  |   |  N. pectoralis lateralis                 |  Lateral pectoral nerve                                                              |   |
|  1647  |   |  Rr. musculares                          |  Muscular branches                                                                   |   |
|  1648  |   |  PARS INFRACLAVICULARIS                  |  INFRACLAVICULAR PART                                                                |   |
|  1649  |   |  Fasciculus lateralis                    |  Lateral cord                                                                        |   |
|  1650  |   |  Fasciculus medialis                     |  Medial cord                                                                         |   |
|  1651  |   |  Fasciculus posterior                    |  Posterior cord                                                                      |   |
|  1652  |   |  N. musculocutaneus                      |  Musculocutaneous nerve                                                              |   |
|  1653  |   |  Rr. musculares                          |  Muscular branches                                                                   |   |
|  1654  |   |  N. cutaneus antebrachii lateralis       |  Lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm; lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve            |   |
|  1655  |   |  N. cutaneus brachii medialis            |  Medial cutaneous nerve of arm; medial brachial cutaneous nerve                      |   |
|  1656  |   |  N. cutaneus antebrachii medialis        |  Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm; medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve              |   |
|  1657  |   |  R. anterior                             |  Anterior branch                                                                     |   |
|  1658  |   |  R. posterior                            |  Posterior branch                                                                    |   |
|  1659  |   |  N. medianus                             |  Median nerve                                                                        |   |
|  1660  |   |  Radix medialis nervi mediani            |  Medial root of median nerve                                                         |   |
|  1661  |   |  Radix lateralis nervi mediani           |  Lateral root of median nerve                                                        |   |
|  1662  |   |  N. interosseus antebrachii anterior     |  Anterior interosseous nerve                                                         |   |
|  1663  |   |  Rr. musculares                          |  Muscular branches                                                                   |   |
|  1664  |   |  R. palmaris                             |  Palmar branch                                                                       |   |
|  1665  |   |  R. communicans ulnaris                  |  Communicating branch with ulnar nerve                                               |   |
|  1666  |   |  Nn. digitales palmares communes         |  Common palmar digital nerves                                                        |   |
|  1667  |   |  Nn. digitales palmares proprii          |  Proper palmar digital nerves                                                        |   |
|  1668  |   |  N. ulnaris                              |  Ulnar nerve                                                                         |   |
|  1669  |   |  Rr. musculares                          |  Muscular branches                                                                   |   |
|  1670  |   |  R. dorsalis                             |  Dorsal branch                                                                       |   |
|  1671  |   |  Nn. digitales dorsales                  |  Dorsal digital nerves                                                               |   |
|  1672  |   |  R. palmaris                             |  Palmar branch                                                                       |   |
|  1673  |   |  R. superficialis                        |  Superficial branch                                                                  |   |
|  1674  |   |  Nn. digitales palmares communes         |  Common palmar digital nerves                                                        |   |
|  1675  |   |  Nn. digitales palmares proprii          |  Proper palmar digital nerves                                                        |   |
|  1676  |   |  R. profundus                            |  Deep branch                                                                         |   |
|  1677  |   |  N. radialis                             |  Radial nerve                                                                        |   |
|  1678  |   |  N. cutaneus brachii posterior           |  Posterior cutaneous nerve of arm; posterior brachial cutaneous nerve                |   |
|  1679  |   |  N. cutaneus brachii lateralis inferior  |  Inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm; inferior lateral brachial cutaneous nerve  |   |
|  1680  |   |  N. cutaneus antebrachii posterior       |  Posterior cutaneous nerve of forearm; posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve        |   |
|  1681  |   |  Rr. musculares                          |  Muscular branches                                                                   |   |
|  1682  |   |  R. profundus                            |  Deep branch                                                                         |   |
|  1683  |   |  N. interosseus antebrachii posterior    |  Posterior interosseous nerve                                                        |   |
|  1684  |   |  R. superficialis                        |  Superficial branch                                                                  |   |
|  1685  |   |  R. communicans ulnaris                  |  Communicating branch with ulnar nerve                                               |   |
|  1686  |   |  Nn. digitales dorsales                  |  Dorsal digital branches                                                             |   |
|  1687  |   |  N. axillaris                            |  Axillary nerve                                                                      |   |
|  1688  |   |  Rr. musculares                          |  Muscular branches                                                                   |   |
|  1689  |   |  N. cutaneus brachii lateralis superior  |  Superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm; superior lateral brachial cutaneous nerve  |   |



===== NOTES ON BRACHIAL PLEXUS =====


| SKIN REGION SUPPLIED BY                 |                   |
| {{:maps:radial-nerve-sense.png?100px}}  | radial nerve      |
| {{:maps:median-nerve-sense.png?100px}}  | median nerve      |
| {{:maps:ulnar-nerve-sense.png?100px}}   | ulnar nerve       |
| {{:maps:flexor-nerves.png?100px}}       | flexor muscles    |
| {{:maps:extensor-nerves.png?100px}}     | extensor muscles  |


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===== DISSECTION TUTORIALS =====

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