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Nervous system & sense organs

Thoracodorsal nerve

Nervus thoracodorsalis

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System
Nervous system & sense organs
Regions
Upper limb
Side
Left and right
Part of
Branches of posterior cord of brachial plexus
Thoracodorsal nerve (Nervus thoracodorsalis) 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 thoracodorsal nerve is a nerve present in humans and other animals, also known as the middle subscapular nerve or the long subscapular nerve.

It supplies the latissimus dorsi muscle.

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Names

Latin
Nervus thoracodorsalis
English
Thoracodorsal nerve
French
Nerf thoracodorsal
Spanish
Nervio toracodorsal
Portuguese
Nervo toracodorsal

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