(1) 臂叢主要由第 C5~8 前支和第 T1 前支等 5 條神經根組成 ( five anterior rami of the spinal nerves ) ,經斜角肌間隙穿出,位於鎖骨下動脈後上方,經鎖骨後方進入腋窩。全長約 15 cm 。
(2)5 神經根 (root) 在第 1 肋骨附近形成 3 個幹 (trunk)( roots merge to form three trunks ) : C5~6 神經根組成上幹 (upper trunk) , C7 組成中幹 (middle trunk) , C8 ~T1 形成下幹 (lower trunk) 。
(3) trunk 又在鎖骨表面分別分出前後兩股 (division) ,每股長約 1cm ,共組成 6 個 divisions( Each trunk then splits in two, to form six divisions ) 。
(4) cord 在腋窩裡面分成內側束 (medial cord) 、後束 (posterior cord) 、外側束 (lateral cord) ,圍繞腋動脈的中段。
(5) cord 在喙突附近分為神經分支,形成終末神經 (terminal branch) 。
| 發出部位 | 神經名稱 | 
|---|---|
| Root | Long thoracic nerve | 
| Dorsal scapular nerve | |
| Phrenic nerve | |
| Upper | suprascapular nerve | 
| subclavius nerve | |
| Lateral cord | lateral pectoral nerve | 
| musculocutaneous nerve (finally becomes the lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm ) | |
| lateral root of the median nerve | |
| Medial cord | medial pectoral nerve | 
| medial root of the median nerve | |
| Ulnar nerve | |
| medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm | |
| medial cutaneous nerve of the arm | |
| Posterior | Axillary nerve  | 
| Radial nerve | |
| lower subscapular nerve | |
| upper subscapular nerve | |
| thoracodorsal nerve (middle subscapular nerve) | 
| 發出部位 | 根的組成 | 
|---|---|
| Root | C5 ~ 7 | 
| C3 ~ 5 | |
| C2 ~ 5 | |
| Upper | C5 ~ 6 | 
| C5 ~ 6 | |
| Lateral cord | C5 ~ 7 | 
| C5 ~ 7 | |
| C5 ~ 6 | |
| Medial cord | C8 ~ T1 | 
| Posterior | C5 ~ 6 | 
| C5 ~ 8 , T1 | |
| C5 ~ 6 | |
| C5 ~ 6 | |
| C6 ~ 8 | 
| 發出部位 | 肌肉與皮膚 | 
|---|---|
| Root | 前鋸肌 ( serratus anterior ) 麻痺時,可出現 wings of scapula | 
| 肩胛提肌 ( levator scapulae ) 、大小菱形肌 ( rhomboid muscles ) | |
| 膈肌 (diaphragm) | |
| Upper | 肩胛上肌 (supraspinatus) 、肩胛下 (infraspinatus) | 
| 鎖骨下肌 (subclavius muscle) | |
| Lateral cord | 胸大肌 ( pectoralis major ) 、胸小肌 ( pectoralis minor which by communicating with the medial pectoral nerve ) | 
| 喙肱肌 ( coracobrachialis ) 、肱肌 ( brachialis ) 、肱二頭肌 ( biceps brachii ) ;前臂外側皮膚感覺 | |
| 正中神經支配的纖維 (fibres to the median nerve) | |
| Medial cord | 胸大肌、胸小肌 ( pectoralis major and pectoralis minor ) | 
| 正中神經支配的纖維 (fibres to the median nerve) ; portions of hand not served by ulnar or radial | |
| (1) 尺側屈腕肌 (flexor carpi ulnaris , FCU) 、屈指深肌尺側半 (the medial two bellies of flexor digitorum profundus ) 、尺神經深支所支配的小魚際肌、 拇收肌 、骨間肌、第 3~4 蚓狀肌等 (the intrinsic hand muscles except the thenar muscles and the two most lateral lumbricals )  | |
| 前臂內側皮膚感覺 ( medial skin of the forearm) | |
| 上臂前內側皮膚感覺 ( front and medial skin of the arm ) | |
| Posterior | (1) 後支 ( posterior branch ) :小圓肌 ( teres minor) 、 三角肌 ( deltoid muscles)  | 
| 肱三頭肌 ( triceps brachii) 、肘肌 ( anconeus ) 、旋後肌 ( supinator ) 、肱橈肌 (brachioradialis) 、 ECRL 等部分前臂外在肌 (the extensor muscles of the forearm ) ;上臂後側皮膚感覺 (skin of the posterior arm as the posterior cutaneous nerve of the arm ) | |
| 肩胛下肌 ( subscapularis , lower part ) 、大圓肌 (teres major) | |
| 肩胛下肌 ( subscapularis , upper part) | |
| 背闊肌 ( latissimus dorsi) | 
- 肌皮神經( musculocutaneous nerve )
- 橈神經( radial nerve )
- 腋神經( axillary nerve )
- 尺神經( ulnar nerve )
- 橈神經
- 正中神經
- 尺神經
- 前臂橈神經
- 大拇指的掌面( palmar surface of thumb )
- 前臂掌面的尺側( ulnar side of the volar surface of forearm )
- 小指的掌面( palmar surface of the 5th finger )
- 手背近虎口處( dorsum of hand between the thumb and the 2nd finger )
- 旋肱後動脈( posterior circumflex humeral artery )
- 旋肱前動脈( anterior circumflex humeral artery )
- 肱深動脈( profunda brachii artery )
- 橈側返動脈( radial recurrent artery )
- 橈神經( radial nerve )與肩胛上動脈( suprascapular artery )
- 腋神經( axillary nerve )與旋肱動脈( circumflex humeral artery )
- 肩胛上神經( suprascapular nerve )與肩胛下動脈( subscapular artery )
- 胸長神經( long thoracic nerve )與臂動脈( brachial artery )
- 橈神經( radial nerve ) 
- 正中神經( median nerve )
- 尺神經( ulnar nerve ) 
- 尺動脈( ulnar artery )
- 肱動脈( brachial artery )
- 肱二頭肌肌腱( tendon of biceps brachii )
- 正中神經( median nerve )
- 尺神經( ulnar nerve )
- 骨間總神經( common interosseous nerve )
- 正中神經( median nerve )
- 尺神經( ulnar nerve )
- 橈神經( radial nerve )
- 腕關節屈曲( flexion of wrist )
- 手指關節之伸展( extension of fingers )
- 腕關節之旋前功能( pronation of wrist ) 
- 肩關節之外展( abduction of shoulder )
- 在胸廓的前壁
- 下壓肋骨
- 由肋間神經支配
- 可向前旋轉肩胛骨
- 肱骨外科頸處( surgical neck of humerus ),腋神經受傷
- 肱骨上 1/3 處,正中神經受傷
- 肱骨中段,橈神經受傷
- 肱骨滑車( trochlea of humerus ),尺神經受傷
- 掌長肌( palmaris longus ) 
- 橈側屈腕肌( flexor carpi radialis )
- 尺側屈腕肌( flexor carpi ulnaris ) 
- 屈指淺肌( flexor digitorum superficialis )
- 肌皮神經( musculocutaneous nerve ) 
- 橈神經( radial nerve )
- 腋神經( axillary nerve ) 
- 尺神經( ulnar nerve )
- 正中神經( median nerve ) 
- 肌皮神經( musculocutaneous nerve )
- 橈神經( radial nerve ) 
- 尺神經( ulnar nerve )
- 手掌魚際區( thenar eminence )的感覺
- 手的對掌動作
- 大拇指的感覺
- 第三指的感覺
- 肌皮神經
- 正中神經
- 橈神經
- 尺神經
- 正中神經是負責手掌大拇指側感覺的主要神經
- 尺神經負責手掌內側的感覺
- 橈神經負責整個手背的感覺
- 尺神經受傷,會造成第四及第五指的遠端指間關節不能屈曲
- 正中神經
- 腋神經
- 尺神經
- 橈神經
- 前鋸肌( serratus anterior )
- 斜方肌( trapezius )
- 大菱形肌( rhomboid major )
- 肩胛提肌( levator scapulae )




