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Lateral cord
Introduction
The Lateral cord is a division of the brachial plexus.
The lateral cord gives rise to the following nerves:
- The lateral pectoral nerve, C5, C6 and C7 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.
External links
- Template:UMichAtlas – “Axilla, dissection, anterior view”
- Template:EatonHand
Editor-In-Chief: Template:Infobox Nerve C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]