Lower subscapular nerve
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Template:Infobox Nerve Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The lower subscapular (inferior subscapular) supplies the lower part of the Subscapularis, and ends in the Teres major; the latter muscle is sometimes supplied by a separate branch. It consists of fibres from C5-6 spinal nerves, and branches off of the posterior cord of the brachial plexus.
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Brachial plexus
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The right brachial plexus (infraclavicular portion) in the axillary fossa; viewed from below and in front.
