Subclavian nerve

Subclavian nerve
Plan of brachial plexus. (Nerve to subclavius labeled at top center.)
The right brachial plexus with its short branches, viewed from in front.
Details
Latin	nervus subclavius
From	C5–C6 of brachial plexus
Innervates	subclavius muscle
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	n_05/12566768
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The subclavian nerve or nerve to the subclavius is a small filament, which arises from the point of junction of the fifth and sixth cervical nerves. This origin is known as Erb's point.

The subclavian nerve descends to the subclavius muscle in front of the third part of the subclavian artery and the lower trunk of the brachial plexus, and is usually connected by a filament with the phrenic nerve.

Additional images

• 

  Brachial plexus This diagram may be partially incorrect. The suprascapular nerve contains C5 and C6 innervation, thus it must be downstream of the c5 c6 union.

• 

  The right brachial plexus (infraclavicular portion) in the axillary fossa; viewed from below and in front.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)