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thoracodorsal nerve

Nerve that supplies the latissimus dorsi
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thoracodorsal nerve

Summary

thoracodorsal nerve ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • thoracodorsal nerve is a type of nerve[2].
  • thoracodorsal nerve is a type of peripheral nerve[3].
  • thoracodorsal nerve is part of brachial plexus[4].
  • thoracodorsal nerve's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[5].
  • thoracodorsal nerve's different from is recorded as Thoracodorsal[6].
  • thoracodorsal nerve's innervates is recorded as latissimus dorsi muscle[7].
  • thoracodorsal nerve's anatomical branch of is recorded as posterior cord[8].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

thoracodorsal nerve is part of brachial plexus[4].

Why It Matters

thoracodorsal nerve ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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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] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · ~2026-36985-58 · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Anatomical branch of → posterior cord
    Innervates → latissimus dorsi muscle
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → Thoracodorsal
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: nervus thoracodorsalis"
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