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A 23-year-old male medical student fell asleep in his chair with Netter’s Atlas wedged into his axilla. When he awoke in the morning, he was unable to extend the forearm, wrist, or fingers. Movements of the ipsilateral shoulder joint appear to be normal. Which of the following nerves was most likely compressed, producing the symptoms described?

ALateral cord of the brachial plexus
BMedial cord of the brachial plexus
CRadial nerve
DMedian nerve
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