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Lateral root of median nerve
Brachial plexus
The right brachial plexus (infraclavicular portion) in the axillary fossa; viewed from below and in front.
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Latin	radix lateralis nervi mediani
TA98	A14.2.03.033
TA2	6424
FMA	65244
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The lateral root of median nerve is one of the two sources of the median nerve.

Nerve supply of the human arm

Supraclavicular

root (dorsal scapular, long thoracic)
upper trunk (suprascapular, to the subclavius)

Infraclavicular

lateral cord	lateral pectoral ansa pectoralis musculocutaneous (lateral cutaneous of forearm) median/lateral root: anterior interosseous palmar recurrent common palmar digital (proper palmar digital)
medial cord	medial pectoral ansa pectoralis cutaneous: medial cutaneous of forearm medial cutaneous of arm ulnar: muscular palmar dorsal (dorsal digital nerves) superficial (common palmar digital, proper palmar digital) deep median/medial root: see above
posterior cord	subscapular (upper, lower) thoracodorsal axillary (superior lateral cutaneous of arm) radial: muscular cutaneous (posterior of arm, inferior lateral of arm, posterior of forearm) superficial (dorsal digital nerves) deep (posterior interosseous)

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Brachial plexus

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