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The brachial plexus may be visualized simply as beginning with five nerves and terminating in five nerves. It begins with the anterior rami of C5, C6, C7, C8, and the first thoracic nerve. It terminates with the formation of the musculocutaneous, median, ulnar, axillary, and radial nerves. ⋯ The medial cord divides into the medial branch of the median nerve and the ulnar nerve. The posterior cord divides into the axillary and the radial nerves. The anatomy of the brachial plexus can be confusing, especially because of frequent variations in length and caliber of each of its components.