| Nerve: Lower subscapular nerve | |
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| Plan of brachial plexus. (Label for lower subscapular nerve at bottom center.) | |
| Gray's | subject #210 934 |
| Innervates | Subscapularis, Teres major |
| From | posterior cord |
The lower subscapular nerve (alternatively, inferior subscapular nerve) is a nerve that supplies the lower part of the subscapularis muscle, and also supplies the teres major muscle.
It consists of fibres from C5-6 spinal nerves. It branches from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus.
Teres major is sometimes supplied by a separate branch.
Additional images
 Brachial plexus |
 The right brachial plexus (infraclavicular portion) in the axillary fossa; viewed from below and in front. |
 Brachial plexus with courses of spinal nerves shown |
External links
- subscapular+nerves at eMedicine Dictionary
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