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What musel in under scapula and what it got to do with thoracic. t5t6 ?
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Variable.: There are a few muscles bn the scapula and thoracic ribs. The inferior angle of the scapula is at t6.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Subscapularis: This muscle is innervated by the upper and lower subscapular nerves, which are branches of the posterior chord of the brachial plexus. This branch of the brachial plexus arises from c5, 6, and 7. T5/6 are not involved at all.
Answered 10/4/2016
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