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

dorsal scapular nerve

one of a pair of supraclavicular branches from the roots of the brachial plexus. It supplies the rhomboideus major and the rhomboideus minor and sends a branch to the levator scapulae.

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] .