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Nervous system & sense organs

Long thoracic nerve

Nervus thoracicus longus

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System
Nervous system & sense organs
Regions
Neck, Trunk, Upper limb
Side
Left and right
Part of
Supraclavicular branches of brachial plexus
Long thoracic nerve (Nervus thoracicus longus) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

DescriptionUnreviewed

The long thoracic nerve (external respiratory nerve of Bell; posterior thoracic nerve) innervates the serratus anterior muscle.

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Names

Latin
Nervus thoracicus longus
English
Long thoracic nerve
French
Nerf thoracique long
Spanish
Nervio torácico largo
Portuguese
Nervo torácico longo

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