Nerves of the left upper extremity. (Lateral anterior thoracic visible in upper right.)
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|Latin
|colspan="2"|n. pectoralis lateralis
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|Innervates
|colspan="2"|pectoralis major
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|colspan="2"|lateral cord
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|MeSH
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|Dorlands/Elsevier
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The lateral pectoral nerve (lateral anterior thoracic) the larger of the two, arises from the lateral cord of the brachial plexus, and through it from the fifth, sixth, and seventh cervical nerves.