Gross Anatomy USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 26-year-old male is stabbed in the left chest during a bar brawl. Several days after he is treated, he returns to the physician complaining of decreased function in his left arm. Physical examination reveals a winged left scapula and an inability to raise his left arm above the horizontal. Which of the following nerves is most likely affected?
Answer choices
- ALower subscapular
- BAxillary
- CSuprascapular
- DLong thoracicCorrect answer
- EThoracodorsal
- FDorsal scapular nerve
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