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. 1999 Aug 1;518(Pt 3):825–841. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.0825p.x

Table 1.

List of dissected muscle nerves, nerve stems and abbreviations

M. biceps brachii Bi
M. brachialis Br
M. triceps brachii
   caput longum TLo
   caput mediale TM
   caput laterale TLa
   anconeus An
M. cleidobrachialis ClB*
M. acromiodeltoideus1 AcD*
M. teres minor1 TMi
M. spinodeltoideus1,2 SpD
M. infraspinatus2,3 ISp*
M. supraspinatus3 SSp*
M. teres major2,4 TMa*
M. latissimus dorsi2,4 LD*
M. subscapularis4 SSc*
M. serratus anterior5 Ser*
N. ulnaris Ul
N. medianu Med
N. radialis profundus DR
   M. extensor carpi radialis ECR
   M. supinator Sup

The numbers indicate the main actions of the muscles on the shoulder joint:

1

outward rotation

2

flexion

3

abduction

4

inward rotation

5

depression of scapula. The nerves indicated with an asterisk were mounted on buried electrodes, the remainder on hook electrodes.