Lateral root of median nerve

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Nerve: Lateral root of median nerve
Brachial plexus
The right brachial plexus (infraclavicular portion) in the axillary fossa; viewed from below and in front.
Latin	radix lateralis nervi mediani
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The lateral root of median nerve is one of the two sources of the median nerve.

v • d • e Nerves of upper limbs (primarily): the brachial plexus (C5-T1) Supraclavicular root (dorsal scapular, long thoracic) - upper trunk (suprascapular, to the subclavius) Infraclavicular: lateral cord lateral pectoral musculocutaneous (lateral cutaneous of forearm) median/lateral root: anterior interosseous - palmar - recurrent - common palmar digital (proper palmar digital) Infraclavicular: medial cord medial pectoral cutaneous: medial cutaneous of forearm • medial cutaneous of arm ulnar: muscular - palmar - dorsal (dorsal digital nerves) - superficial (common palmar digital, proper palmar digital) - deep median/medial root: see above Infraclavicular: posterior cord subscapular (upper, lower) • thoracodorsal axillary (superior lateral cutaneous of arm) radial: muscular - cutaneous (posterior of arm, inferior lateral of arm, posterior of forearm) - superficial (dorsal digital nerves) - deep (posterior interosseous) Other cutaneous innervation of the upper limbs