dorsal scapular nerve


dor·sal scap·u·lar nerve

[TA] arises from ventral primary rami of the fifth to seventh cervical nerves and passes downward to supply the levator scapulae and the rhomboideus major and minor muscles. Synonym(s): nervus dorsalis scapulae [TA], dorsal nerve of scapula, nerve to rhomboid, posterior scapular nerve

dor·sal scap·u·lar nerve

(dōr'săl skap'yū-lăr nĕrv) [TA] Arises from ventral primary rami of the fifth to seventh cervical nerves and passes downward to supply the levator scapulae and the rhomboideus major and minor muscles.
Synonym(s): nervus dorsalis scapulae [TA] .