after they have given off their segmental supply to the muscles of the neck. The brachial plexus emerges at five different levels: C5, C6, C7, C8, and...

The brachial artery is the major blood vessel of the (upper) arm. It is the continuation of the axillary artery beyond the lower margin of teres major...

Levator scapulae muscle Brachial plexus. Deep dissection. Brachial plexus. Deep dissection. Anterolateral view Levator claviculae muscle Stiff neck – commonly...

human anatomy, the brachial veins are venae comitantes of the brachial artery in the arm proper. Because they are deep to muscle, they are considered...

the posterior cord of the brachial plexus. Studies have shown that there are seven neuromuscular segments to the deltoid muscle. Three of these lie in the...

thoracic nerve from the brachial plexus. The serratus anterior acts to pull the scapula forward around the thorax. The muscle is named from Latin: serrare...

A brachial plexus injury (BPI), also known as brachial plexus lesion, is an injury to the brachial plexus, the network of nerves that conducts signals...

smaller muscles located within the hand itself. The muscles of the hand are innervated by the radial, median, and ulnar nerves from the brachial plexus...

inferiorly Both muscles are innervated by the dorsal scapular nerve, a branch of the brachial plexus. Rhomboid muscles.   Rhomboid minor muscle   Rhomboid...

innervates the muscle. This arises from the junction of the fifth and sixth cervical nerves, from the superior/upper trunk of the brachial plexus. Insertion...

muscular branches of the brachial artery and by the recurrent radial artery. The muscle is occasionally doubled; additional muscle slips to the supinator...

anterior scalene muscle. The passing of the brachial plexus and the subclavian artery through the space of the anterior and middle scalene muscles constitute...

Brachial means "pertaining to the arm", and may refer to: Brachial artery, in anatomy Brachial fascia Brachial lymph nodes Brachial veins Brachial plexus...

bellies of the digastric muscle have different embryological origins - the anterior belly is derived from the first brachial arch and the posterior belly...

common carotid artery, accessory nerve, and brachial plexus. Examination of the sternocleidomastoid muscle forms part of the examination of the cranial...

thick, fan-shaped or triangular convergent muscle of the human chest. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles and lies under the breast. Beneath the pectoralis...

"two-headed muscle of the arm") is a large muscle that lies on the front of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow. Both heads of the muscle arise...

teres major muscle is a muscle of the upper limb. It attaches to the scapula and the humerus and is one of the seven scapulohumeral muscles. It is a thick...

the lateral cord of the brachial plexus of nerves. It pierces the coracobrachialis muscle and gives off branches to the muscle, as well as to brachialis...

The pronator teres is a muscle (located mainly in the forearm) that, along with the Pronator quadratus muscle pronator quadratus, serves to pronate the...

spine. It is innervated by the dorsal scapular nerve (a branch of the brachial plexus), with most of its fibers derived from the C5 nerve root and only...

the brachial plexus. The coracobrachialis muscle has been classified into distinct superficial and deep layers. In 16% of individuals the muscle is fully...

suprascapular nerve (C5-6) of the upper trunk of the brachial plexus. The supraspinatus muscle performs abduction of the arm, and pulls the head of the...

This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy, with muscle counts and other information. Skeletal muscle maps Anterior view Posterior view...

Variations and Relationship to the Brachial Plexus, and a Related Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Case". Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury...

Parsonage–Turner syndrome, also known as acute brachial neuropathy, neuralgic amyotrophy and abbreviated PTS, is a syndrome of unknown cause; although...

specifically the severing of the upper trunk C5–C6 nerves. These form part of the brachial plexus, comprising the ventral rami of spinal nerves C5–C8 and thoracic...

than the brachial plexus and gives rise to a number of nerves including the femoral nerve and accessory obturator nerve. The pectineus muscle is considered...

nerve) is a branch of the brachial plexus derived from cervical nerves C5-C7 that innervates the serratus anterior muscle. The long thoracic nerve arises...

Brachial plexus block is a regional anesthesia technique that is sometimes employed as an alternative or as an adjunct to general anesthesia for surgery...