Inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm

{{Short description|A nerve found in humans and other animals}}

{{Infobox nerve

| Name = Inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm

| Latin = nervus cutaneus brachii lateralis inferior

| Image = Gray812and814.svg

| Caption = The cutaneous innervation of the right upper limb, with Inf. lat. cut. labeled at right.

| Image2 = Gray818.png

| Caption2 = The suprascapular, axillary, and radial nerves. (Inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of the arm not labeled, but cutaneous innervation would occur on the surface near the word 'radial' at upper left.)

| Innervates =

| BranchFrom = radial nerve

| BranchTo =

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The inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm is a nerve found in humans and other animals. It is also called the inferior lateral brachial cutaneous nerve. It is a branch of the radial nerve that provides sensory and vasomotor innervation to the lower, lateral aspect of the arm.{{cite journal|first1=Li |last1=Sun|first2= Brian K |last2=Park|first3= Salil |last3=Gupta|first4= John T |last4=Capo|first5=Richard S |last5=Yoon|first6=Frank A |last6=Liporace|title=Anatomic variant of the inferior lateral cutaneous branch of the radial nerve during the posterior approach to the humerus: a case report|journal=Patient Safety in Surgery|volume=9|issue=16|date=2015|page=16|doi=10.1186/s13037-015-0063-8|pmc=4429343 |pmid=25972922 |doi-access=free }}

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Category:Nerves of the upper limb

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