- lateral pectoral nerve
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a nerve that branches from the lateral cord and innervates the pectoralis major muscle
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lateral pectoral nerve — n PECTORAL NERVE (a) … Medical dictionary
Lateral pectoral nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = Lateral pectoral nerve Latin = n. pectoralis lateralis GraySubject = 210 GrayPage = 933 Caption = Nerves of the left upper extremity. (Lateral anterior thoracic visible in upper right.) Caption2 = Innervates = pectoralis… … Wikipedia
pectoral nerve — n either of two nerves that arise from the brachial plexus on each side or from the nerve trunks forming it and that supply the pectoral muscles: a) one lateral to the axillary artery called also lateral pectoral nerve, superior pectoral nerve b) … Medical dictionary
Medial pectoral nerve — Nerve: Medial pectoral nerve Nerves of the left upper extremity. (Medial anterior thoracicvisible in upper right.) Latin n. pectoralis medialis Gray s … Wikipedia
Superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm — Nerve: Superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm Suprascapular and axillary nerves of right side, seen from behind … Wikipedia
Lateral cord — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = fasciculus lateralis plexus brachialis GraySubject = 210 GrayPage = 933 Caption = Plan of brachial plexus. (Lateral cord is at top.) Caption2 = The right brachial plexus with its short branches, viewed from… … Wikipedia
pectoral nerve lateral — nervus pectoralis lateralis … Medical dictionary
Nerve to the subclavius — Nerve: Nerve to the subclavius Plan of brachial plexus. (Nerve to subclavius labeled at top center.) … Wikipedia
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
lateral fasciculus of brachial plexus — fasciculus lateralis plexus brachialis [TA] lateral cord of brachial plexus: the lateral bundle of fibers of the brachial plexus, formed by the union of the anterior divisions of the superior and middle trunks, C5 through C7, and from which arise … Medical dictionary
