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Axillary Nerve
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Nerve Type
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Mixed nerve
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Origin
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posterior cord of the brachial plexus
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Course
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passes out of axilla through the quadrangular space to the upper arm
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Major Branches
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superior lateral cutaneous nerve of the arm
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Sensory innervation
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skin overlying deltoid muscle
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Motor innervation
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deltoid and teres minor muscles
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