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Lateral cord

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Dorlands /Elsevier
  
f_03/12355977

FMA
  
45235

TA
  
A14.2.03.021

Lateral cord

From
  
brachial plexus - anterior divisions from the upper and middle trunks

To
  
lateral pectoral nerve musculocutaneous nerve median nerve

Latin
  
fasciculus lateralis plexus brachialis

The lateral cord is a division of the brachial plexus. Cervical spinal nerves C5, C6, and C7 contribute to it.

The lateral cord gives rise to the following nerves:

  • The lateral pectoral nerve to the pectoralis major muscle
  • The musculocutaneous nerve which innervates the biceps muscle
  • The median nerve, partly. The other part comes from the medial cord.

    • References

    Lateral cord Wikipedia
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