There are a number of important muscles in the shoulder region that move the scapula or the humerus. These muscles have a number of similarly important nerves innervating them, mostly from the very nearby brachial plexus.

Let's look at 6 of the most important nerves and 2 pairs of smaller nerves:

Accessory nerve
Axillary nerve
Suprascapular nerve
Dorsal scapular nerve
Thoracodorsal nerve
Long thoracic nerve

Pectoral nerves
Subscapular nerves

It's going to take a while!



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