| Cervical spinal nerve | |
|---|---|
 The plan of the cervical and brachial plexuses. | |
 The spinal cord with spinal nerves. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervi spinalis |
| FMA | 6446 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The cervical spinal nerve 5 (C5) is a spinal nerve of the cervical segment.[1]
It originates from the spinal column from above the cervical vertebra 5 (C5). It contributes to the phrenic nerve, long thoracic nerve, and dorsal scapular nerve before joining cervical spinal nerve 6 to form the upper trunk, a trunk of the brachial plexus, which then forms the lateral cord, and finally the musculocutaneous nerve.
- ^ American Medical Association Archived 2007-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Nervous System -- Groups of Nerves