Musculocutaneous nerve

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Musculocutaneous nerve
Nerves of the left upper extremity. (Musculocutaneous labeled at upper right.)
Details
From	Lateral cord (C5-C7)
To	Lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm
Innervates	Anterior compartment of the arm
Identifiers
Latin	nervus musculocutaneus
MeSH	D009138
TA98	A14.2.03.024
TA2	6421
FMA	37064
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The musculocutaneous nerve is a mixed branch of the lateral cord of the brachial plexus derived from cervical spinal nerves C5-C7. It arises opposite the lower border of the pectoralis major. It provides motor innervation to the muscles of the anterior compartment of the arm: the coracobrachialis, biceps brachii, and brachialis. It provides sensory innervation to the lateral forearm (via its terminal branch).^[1] It courses through the anterior part of the arm, terminating 2 cm above elbow;^{[citation needed]} after passing the lateral edge of the tendon of biceps brachii it is becomes known as the lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm.^[1]