inferior trunk of brachial plexus

Definition: the nerve bundle formed by the union of the ventral rami of the eighth cervical and first thoracic nerves; it provides fibers to the posterior and medial cords (fasciculi) of the brachial plexus.

Synonym(s): truncus inferior plexus brachialisTA

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