Upper subscapular nerve
| Upper subscapular nerve | |
|---|---|
Plan of brachial plexus. (Label for upper subscapular nerve at bottom center.) | |
| Details | |
| From | Posterior cord |
| Innervates | Subscapularis |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus subscapularis superior |
| TA2 | 6428 |
| FMA | 65304 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The upper (superior) subscapular nerve is the first branch of the posterior cord of the brachial plexus. The upper subscapular nerve contains axons from the ventral rami of the C5 and C6 cervical spinal nerves. It innervates the superior portion of the subscapularis muscle. The inferior portion of the subscapularis is innervated by the lower subscapular nerve.