Thoracodorsal nerve

Thoracodorsal nerve
Plan of brachial plexus. (Label for thoracodorsal nerve at bottom center.)
Latissimus dorsi
Details
FromPosterior cord (C6-C8)
InnervatesLatissimus dorsi muscle
Identifiers
Latinnervus thoracodorsalis
TA98A14.2.03.016
TA26430
FMA65290
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The thoracodorsal nerve is a nerve present in humans and other animals, also known as the middle subscapular nerve or the long subscapular nerve. It supplies the latissimus dorsi muscle.