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... > Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Peripheral Nerves > Spinal Nerves > Brachial Plexus > Musculocutaneous Nerve

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Musculocutaneous Nerve  

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  • dis: coord IM with PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with PERIPHERAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl

Scope note

  • A major nerve of the upper extremity. The fibers of the musculocutaneous nerve originate in the lower cervical spinal cord (usually C5 to C7), travel via the lateral cord of the brachial plexus, and supply sensory and motor innervation to the upper arm, elbow, and forearm.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009138

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