lateral pectoral nerve


lat·er·al pec·to·ral nerve

[TA] a nerve that arises from the lateral cord of the brachial plexus usually passing medial to pectoralis minor to supply the sternoclavicular head of pectoralis major. Synonym(s): nervus pectoralis lateralis [TA], lateral anterior thoracic nerve

lat·er·al pec·to·ral nerve

(lat'ĕr-ăl pek'tŏr-ăl nĕrv) [TA] A nerve that arises from the lateral cord of the brachial plexus usually passing medial to pectoralis minor to supply the sternoclavicular head of pectoralis major.
Synonym(s): lateral anterior thoracic nerve, nervus pectoralis lateralis.

lateral pectoral nerve

A motor nerve originating in the lateral cord of the brachial plexus and composed of axons from C5–C7. It innervates the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles. See also: nerve