Lateral root of median nerve

Lateral root of median nerve
Brachial plexus
The right brachial plexus (infraclavicular portion) in the axillary fossa; viewed from below and in front.
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Latin	radix lateralis nervi mediani
TA	A14.2.03.033
FMA	65244
*Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy* [edit on Wikidata]

The lateral root of median nerve is one of the two sources of the median nerve.

Supraclavicular

Infraclavicular

lateral cord	lateral pectoral ansa pectoralis musculocutaneous (lateral cutaneous of forearm) median/lateral root: anterior interosseous palmar recurrent common palmar digital (proper palmar digital)

medial cord	medial pectoral ansa pectoralis 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

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)

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