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Musculocutaneous Nerve
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Description
- General[1]
- Is the terminal branch of the lateral cord of the brachial plexus.
- It receives fibers from the C5,C6,C7 nerve roots.
- It has motor and sensory functions.
- Course
- It leaves the axilla and pierces the coracobrachialis muscle, and descends towards the elbow between biceps brachii and brachialis muscles.
- It continues into the forearm as the lateral cutaneous nerve.
Functions
- Muscular innervations
- Biceps brachii
- Brachialis
- Coracobrachialis
- Sensory functions
- It gives rise to the lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm that innervates the skin of the anterolateral aspect of the forearm.
Vascular Supply
- The brachial artery.
Clinical Significance
See Also
References
- ↑ Standring, Susan, and Henry Gray. 2008. Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice.
Created by:
Alaa Khader on 23 May 2022 19:44:28
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24 May 2022 12:18:53
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