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brachial plexus

Plexus brachialis

Nervous

3D model: brachial plexus
brachial plexus
3D models: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0 (https://github.com/Z-Anatomy/Models-of-human-anatomy), by Gauthier Kervyn and contributors; derived from BodyParts3D - The Database Center for Life Science - CC-BY-SA 2.1 Japan; Z-Anatomy states that models "Brainder" (A. Winkler, CC BY-SA 3.0) and "Cranial Nerves and Foramina" (University of Dundee, CAHID, CC BY 4.0) were used as reference/included and adapted. Converted to compressed glTF (curves as tubes, simplified, inner ear and kidney models left out) by the 3D Anatomy project; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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Key points

  • The brachial plexus is a nerve network that extends from the lower neck into the axilla and supplies most of the upper limb.
  • Its roots are usually the anterior rami of spinal nerves C5 to T1 and organise into trunks, divisions, cords and branches.
  • The cords are named by their position around the second part of the axillary artery.
  • Its branches carry signals for muscle movement, sensation and involuntary control of blood vessels and sweating.

Read the guide: Brachial plexus: anatomy, location and function

Definition

network of nerves formed by the ventral rami of the lower four cervical nerves and first

Source: Wikidata · Licence: CC0-1.0

Description from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org/), available under CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

Sub-structures

Neighbouring structures

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Wikipedia (English)

Identifiers

TA2
6395
TA98
A14.2.03.001
FMA
5906
UBERON
0001814
Wikidata
Q846961