posterior fasciculus of brachial plexus

posterior fasciculus of brachial plexus
fasciculus posterior plexus brachialis [TA] posterior cord of brachial plexus: the posterior bundle of fibers of the brachial plexus, formed by the union of the posterior divisions of the superior, middle, and inferior trunks, C5 through C8 and sometimes T1, and from which arise the subscapular, thoracodorsal, radial, and axillary nerves.

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