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long thoracic nerve

Summary

long thoracic nerve ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (310 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • long thoracic nerve is a type of nerve[2].
  • long thoracic nerve is a type of peripheral nerve[3].
  • long thoracic nerve is part of brachial plexus[4].
  • long thoracic nerve's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[5].
  • long thoracic nerve's innervates is recorded as serratus anterior muscle[6].
  • long thoracic nerve's anatomical branch of is recorded as fifth cervical nerve[7].
  • long thoracic nerve's anatomical branch of is recorded as sixth cervical nerve[8].
  • long thoracic nerve's anatomical branch of is recorded as seventh cervical nerve[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include nerve[2] and peripheral nerve[3].

Use and Application

long thoracic nerve is part of brachial plexus[4].

Why It Matters

long thoracic nerve ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (310 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . insights.ovid.com. insights.ovid.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · A121008 · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Innervates → serratus anterior muscle
    Anatomical branch of → fifth cervical nerve, sixth cervical nerve, seventh cervical nerve
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → nervus_thoracicus_longus
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: nervus_thoracicus_longus"
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