Nervous system & sense organs
Suprascapular nerve
Nervus suprascapularis
- System
- Nervous system & sense organs
- Regions
- Trunk, Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Supraclavicular branches of brachial plexus
DescriptionUnreviewed
The suprascapular nerve is a nerve that branches from the upper trunk of the brachial plexus.
It is responsible for the innervation of two of the muscles that originate from the scapula, namely the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles.
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Names
- Latin
- Nervus suprascapularis
- English
- Suprascapular nerve
- French
- Nerf suprascapulaire
- Spanish
- Nervio supraescapular
- Portuguese
- Nervo supraescapular