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The axillary nerve is a mixed nerve. It represents one of the two terminal branches of the posterior bundle of the brachial plexus and is responsible for the innervation of the scapular area and the shoulder stump.
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Rigoard, P. (2017). The Axillary Nerve. In: Rigoard, P. (eds) Atlas of Anatomy of the Peripheral Nerves . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43089-8_5
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