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axillary nerve

nerve of the human body near the armpit
Class type of: nerve, peripheral nerve, particular anatomical entity Q1547173
axillary nerve
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Facts

7 properties
Instance of
class of anatomical entity
Subclass of
nerve, peripheral nerve, particular anatomical entity
Part of
nervous system, brachial plexus[5][6]
Anatomical branch of
posterior cord[11]
Described by source
Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[7]
Has anatomical branch
superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm, branch of axillary nerve to glenohumeral joint, anterior branch of axillary nerve, posterior branch of axillary nerve[12][13][14][15]
Innervates
deltoid muscle, teres minor muscle, triceps brachii muscle[8][9][10]
🏷️ Also known as
en axillary nerve en circumflex nerve ar عصب إبطي de N. axillaris de Nervus axillaris es Nervus axillaris es nervio axilar es nervio circunflejo fa عصب زیربغلی fr nerf axillaire fr nerf circonflexe he העצב האקסילארי he עצב השחי it nervo ascellare ja 腋窩神経 ko 액와신경 ko 겨드랑신경 nl n axillaris nl n. axillaris nl okselzenuw
🔖 Identifiers · 14
OpenAlex ID
C2777679800
BabelNet ID
01747395n
Foundational Model of Anatomy ID
37072
Freebase ID
/m/01jyz1
ICD-11 ID (Foundation)
58516504
ICD-11 ID (MMS)
XA1ZC4
KBpedia ID
AxillaryNerve
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777679800
TA2 ID
6440
TA98 Latin term
n. axillaris
Terminologia Anatomica 98 ID
A14.2.03.059
UBERON ID
0001493
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UMLS CUI
C0228885
WikiSkripta article ID
14922

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🔗 Connections
← Innervated by 4
deltoid muscle, triceps brachii muscle, upper extremity, teres minor muscle
Innervates 3
deltoid muscle, triceps brachii muscle, teres minor muscle
Part of 2
nervous system, brachial plexus
← Has anatomical branch 2
brachial plexus, posterior cord
Anatomical branch of 1
posterior cord
Has anatomical branch 1
superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm
Subclass of 1
nerve
← Anatomical branch of 1
superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm
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Summary

axillary nerve is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It is a type of nerve[2], peripheral nerve[3], and particular anatomical entity[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Comfyquiettree · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has anatomical branch → superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm, branch of axillary nerve to glenohumeral joint, anterior branch of axillary nerve +1
    Part of → —
    Anatomical branch of → posterior cord
    Described by source → Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ WikiSkripta article ID: 14922, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/78314971|Nervus axillaris (#78314971)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2686|WikiSkripta]] #"
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