Neurovasculature
Plate465
RadialNerveinArmandNervesofPosteriorShoulder
Posterior view
Suprascapular nerve (C5, 6)
Dorsal scapular nerve (C5)
Supraspinatus muscle
Levator scapulae
muscle (supplied
also by branches
from C3 and C4)
Rhomboid
minor muscle
Rhomboid
major muscle
Infraspinatus muscle
Teres major muscle
Lower subscapular nerve (C5, 6)
Posterior brachial cutaneous nerve
(branch of radial nerve in axilla)
Triceps brachii muscle
Long head
Lateral
head
(cut)
Medial head
Triceps brachii tendon
Medial epicondyle
Olecranon
Anconeus muscle
Extensor digitorum muscle
Extensor carpi ulnaris muscle
Extensor carpi
radialis brevis
muscle
Extensor carpi radialis
longus muscle
Brachioradialis muscle
Brachialis muscle (lateral
part; remainder of muscle
supplied by musculo-
cutaneous nerve)
Lateral intermuscular
septum
Posterior antebrachial
cutaneous nerve
Inferior lateral brachial
cutaneous nerve
Deltoid muscle
Teres minor muscle
Axillary nerve (C5, 6)
Superior lateral brachial
cutaneous nerve
Radial nerve
(C5, 6, 7 , 8,
T1
)
Inconstant contribution
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