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Dorsal scapular nerve

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Fig. 24. Dorsal scapular nerve anatomy. 1 Dorsal scapular nerve. 2 Levator scapular muscle. 3 Minor rhomboid muscle. 4 Major rhomboid muscle

The dorsal scapular nerve arises from fibers of C4, 5 and travels through the Anatomy medial scalene muscle and along the medial border of the scapula. This nerve is purely motor, and innervates the levator scapulae and rhomboid muscles (Fig. 24).