ChoiceHub
Sign in

Dorsal scapular nerve

Branches · detail · C5

Leaves C5 directly and pierces scalenus medius to reach the rhomboids.

Traced from the start

  1. C5 nerve root
  2. Dorsal scapular nerve

Detail

Motor
Rhomboid major and minor. Levator scapulae

When it goes wrong

Traction injury, or entrapment within scalenus medius

Mild lateral winging of the scapula, which drifts laterally because the rhomboids no longer retract it.

Practise this structure

No question in the bank is tagged to Dorsal scapular nerve yet. Questions appear here automatically once one is — the question bank is free to browse in the meantime.