Dorsal scapular nerve
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The dorsal scapular nerve is a branch from the posterior aspect of the C5 root of the brachial plexus and supplies the rhomboid muscles. It courses through scalenus medius then with the dorsal scapular vessels inferiorly deep to levator scapulae where it lies on serratus posterior superior. It supplies both rhomboids on their deep surfaces and may also supply levator scapulae via a separate branch.
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-<p>The <strong>dorsal scapular nerve</strong> is a branch from the posterior aspect of the C5 root of the <a title="Brachial plexus" href="/articles/brachial-plexus">brachial plexus</a> and supplies the <a title="rhomboid muscles" href="/articles/rhomboid-muscles">rhomboid muscles</a>. It courses through <a title="Scalenus medius muscle" href="/articles/scalenus-medius-muscle">scalenus medius</a> then with the dorsal scapular vessels inferiorly deep to <a title="Levator scapulae muscle" href="/articles/levator-spinae">levator scapulae</a> where it lies on <a title="serratus posterior muscles" href="/articles/serratus-posterior-muscles">serratus posterior superior</a>. It supplies both rhomboids on their deep surfaces and may also supply levator scapulae via a separate branch.</p><h4>Relevant pathology</h4><ul><li> </li></ul>- +<p>The <strong>dorsal scapular nerve</strong> is a branch from the posterior aspect of the C5 root of the <a href="/articles/brachial-plexus">brachial plexus</a> and supplies the <a href="/articles/rhomboid-muscles">rhomboid muscles</a>. It courses through <a href="/articles/scalenus-medius-muscle">scalenus medius</a> then with the dorsal scapular vessels inferiorly deep to <a href="/articles/levator-spinae">levator scapulae</a> where it lies on <a href="/articles/serratus-posterior-muscles">serratus posterior superior</a>. It supplies both rhomboids on their deep surfaces and may also supply levator scapulae via a separate branch.</p>
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- 1. Moore KL, Agur AMR, Dalley AF. Clinically oriented anatomy. LWW. ISBN:1451119453. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1451119453">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451119453">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
- 1. Moore KL, Agur AMR, Dalley AF. Clinically oriented anatomy. LWW. ISBN:1451119453. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1451119453">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451119453">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
- 2. Last's Anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. (2011) ISBN:0702033944. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0702033944">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0702033944">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
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- anatomy
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- Anatomy
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- Musculoskeletal
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Image 1 Diagram (Dorsal scapular nerve) ( create )
Image 2 Diagram (Labelled brachial plexus) ( create )
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