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Lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve

Nervus cutaneus lateralis antebrachii

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System
Nervous system & sense organs
Regions
Upper limb
Side
Left and right
Part of
Musculocutaneous nerve
Lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve (Nervus cutaneus lateralis antebrachii) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

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The lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve (or lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm) (branch of musculocutaneous nerve, also sometimes spelled "antebrachial") passes behind the cephalic vein, and divides, opposite the elbow-joint, into a volar and a dorsal branch.

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Names

Latin
Nervus cutaneus lateralis antebrachii
English
Lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve
French
Nerf cutané antébrachial latéral
Spanish
Nervio cutáneo antebraquial lateral
Portuguese
Nervo cutâneo antebraquial lateral