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THE SUPERIOR EXTREMITY 



behind the lateral epicondyle and supplies the skin on the back 

 of the forearm as far as the wrist (Fig. 13). 



Posterior supraclavicular nerve* 



Lateral cutaneous nerve of the arm 



Posterior cutaneous nerve of the arm 



Intercosto-brachiat nerve - 



Branch of medial cutaneous nerve of 



forearm 



Medial cutaneous nerve of the arm 



Dorsal cutaneous nerve of forearm, \ 

 proximal and distal branches / 



Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm 



Cephalic vein 



Basilic vein 



Median basilic vein 



Median cephalic vein 



Lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm 



Profunda vein 

 Cephalic vein 



Basilic veins -j 

 Median vein 



Palmar cutaneous branch of median nerve 

 Palmar cutaneous branch of ulnar nerve 



Palmar cutaneous branch of superficial 

 branch of radial nerve 



FIG. 12. The Superficial Nerves and Veins on the Front of the Upper Limb. 



The lateral aspect of the forearm is supplied by the Lateral 

 Cutaneous Nerve, which is the terminal part of the Musculo- 



