Inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm
Inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm | |
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The cutaneous innervation of the right upper limb, with Inf. lat. cut. labeled at right. | |
The suprascapular, axillary, and radial nerves. (Inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of the arm not labeled, but cutaneous innervation would occur on the surface near the word 'radial' at upper left.) | |
Details | |
Latin | nervus cutaneus brachii lateralis inferior |
From | radial nerve |
Identifiers | |
Dorlands /Elsevier | n_05/12565482 |
TA | A14.2.03.051 |
FMA | 44949 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm is a nerve found in humans and other animals. It is also called the inferior lateral brachial cutaneous nerve. It is a branch of the radial nerve that provides sensory and vasomotor innervation to the lower, lateral aspect of the arm.
See also
- Superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm (a branch of the axillary nerve)
- Lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm (a continuation of the musculocutaneous nerve)
- Posterior cutaneous nerve of arm (another branch of the radial nerve)
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