See Also: posterior thoracic nerve(medicine)
long thoracic nerve(medicine)
medial anterior thoracic nerve(medicine)
lateral anterior thoracic nerve(medicine)
thoracic cardiac branches of vagus nerve(medicine)
posterior auricular nerve(medicine)
posterior scapular nerve(medicine)
posterior antebrachial nerve(medicine)
posterior cutaneous nerve of arm(medicine)
posterior interosseous nerve(medicine)

posterior thoracic nerve (medicine)


posterior thoracic nerve -->
long thoracic nerve
<anatomy, nerve> Arises from the fifth, sixth, and seventh cervical nerves (roots of brachial plexus), descends the neck behind the brachial plexus, and is distributed to the serratus anterior muscle; it is somewhat unusual in that it courses on the superficial aspect of the muscle is supplies; its paralysis results in "winged scapula".

Synonym: nervus thoracicus longus, Bell's respiratory nerve, external respiratory nerve of Bell, posterior thoracic nerve.