Subclavian nerve

The subclavian nerve or nerve to the subclavius is small branch of the upper trunk of the brachial plexus where C5 and C6 join.[1] It contains axons derived from the ventral rami of the fifth (C5) and sixth (C6) cervical nerves. The subclavian nerve provides motor innervation to the subclavius muscle.

Subclavian nerve
Diagram of the right brachial plexus. Subclavian nerve labelled at top right.
The right brachial plexus with its short branches, viewed from in front. Subclavian nerve not visible.
Details
Fromupper trunk (C5-C6) of brachial plexus
Tosometimes the accessory phrenic nerve
Innervatessubclavius muscle
Identifiers
Latinnervus subclavius
TAA14.2.03.013
FMA65280
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

Additional images
  • Diagram of the brachial plexus. The subclavian nerve can be seen branching from where C5 and C6 join to form the upper trunk. (Label at top right).
  • The right brachial plexus. The subclavian nerve is not visible, but the muscle it innervates called the subclavius can be seen underneath the clavicle.

References
  1. Rubin, Michael (28 September 2016). Netter's concise neuroanatomy. Netter, Frank H. (Frank Henry), 1906-1991 (Updated ed.). Philadelphia, PA. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-323-48091-8. OCLC 946698976.
  2. Loukas, Marios; Kinsella, Christopher R.; Louis, Robert G.; Gandhi, Sagar; Curry, Brian (November 2006). "Surgical anatomy of the accessory phrenic nerve". The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 82 (5): 1870–1875. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.05.098. ISSN 1552-6259. PMID 17062263.


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