Upper subscapular nerve

Upper subscapular nerve
Plan of brachial plexus. (Label for upper subscapular nerve at bottom center.)
Details
From	Posterior cord
Innervates	Subscapularis
Identifiers
Latin	Nervus subscapularis superior
Dorlands /Elsevier	n_05/12566801
FMA	65304
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy []

The upper subscapular (short subscapular, superior subscapular) enters the upper part of the Subscapularis muscle, and is frequently represented by two branches. It is derived from C5, C6 nerve fibers, and branches from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus. It innervates the superior portion of the subscapularis muscle.

Brachial plexus

The right brachial plexus (infraclavicular portion) in the axillary fossa; viewed from below and in front.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)