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The brachial plexus is a network of nerves (nerve plexus) formed by the anterior rami of the lower four cervical nerves and first thoracic nerve (C5, C6, C7, C8, and T1).This plexus extends from the spinal cord, through the cervicoaxillary canal in the neck, over the first rib, and into the armpit, it supplies afferent and efferent nerve fibers to the chest, shoulder, arm, forearm, and hand.
English: Anterior view of right brachial plexus. Illustration. Modified by Mattopaedia on 02-Jan-2006 from the 1918 Edition of Gray's Anatomy.
Anatomical illustration of the brachial plexus. with areas of roots, trunks, divisions and cords marked. Clicking on names of branches will link to their Wikipedia entry.
English: The branchial plexus, including all branches of the C5-T1 ventral primary rami. Includes mnemonics for learning the plexus' connections and branches. An original illustration by Chris Talbot, M.S. in Anatomy and student instructor at Case Western Reserve University.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 03:11, 26 December 2009: 982 × 403 (15 KB): Mcstrother: corrected spelling ("subclacius"-->"subclavius") and placement of subscapular nerve (arises from the superior trunk, not the ramus of C5)
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Brachial plexus.svg licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0-migrated, GFDL 2009-12-26T03:11:11Z Mcstrother 982x403 (15162 Bytes) corrected spelling ("subclacius"-->"subclavius") and placement of subscapular nerve (arises from the superior trunk, not the ramus of C5)
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The brachial plexus is formed by the ventral rami of C5-C8-T1 spinal nerves, and lower and upper halves of C4 and T2 spinal nerves. The plexus extends toward the armpit. The ventral rami of C5 and C6 form upper trunk, the ventral ramus of C7 forms the middle trunk, and the ventral rami of C8 and T1 join to form the lower trunk of the brachial ...