Arm Neurology Flashcards
Cervical Plexus
anterior rami: C1-4
Supraclavicular N
C3-C4
lateral supraclavicular N
Middle supaclavicular N
medial supraclavicular N
cutaneous innervation to the skin over the neck and shoulder
Anterior Ramus orgins: Dorsal Scapuar N
C5
goes to Rhomboid Major M
Rhomboid Minor M
and Levator Scapulae
Anterior Ramus orgins: Long thoracic N
C5, C6, C7
Serratus Anterior M
Anterior Ramus orgins: Superior trunk
C5, and C6
Anterior Ramus orgins: middle trunk
C7
Anterior Ramus orgins: inferior trunk
C8 and T`1
Anterior Ramus orgins: suprascapular N
C5 and C6
supraspinatus and infraspinatus M
Anterior Ramus orgins: subclavian M
C5-C6
subclavius M
Anterior Ramus orgins: lateral cord
C5, C6, C7
Anterior Ramus orgins: posterior Cord
C5, C6, C7, C8, T1
Anterior Ramus orgins: Medial Cord
C8 and T1
Anterior Ramus orgins: lateral pectoral N
C5, C6,C7,
Pectoralis Major M
Anterior Ramus orgins: superior subscapular N
C5, C6
Subscapularis M
Anterior Ramus orgins: Thoracodorsal N
C8, C7, C6
Latissimus Dorsi M
Anterior Ramus orgins: inferior subscapular N
C5, C6
subscapularis and teres Major M
Anterior Ramus orgins: medial pectoral N
C8, T1
pectoralis minor and pectoralis major
Anterior Ramus orgins: medial brachial cutaneous N
C8, T1
skin on the medial arm
Anterior Ramus orgins: medial antebrachial cutaneous N
C8, T1
skin of medial forearm
Anterior Ramus orgins: Musculocutaneous N
C5, C6, C7
Coracobrachialis M
Biceps brachii M
Brachialis M
Anterior Ramus orgins: lateral antebrachial cutaneous N
C7 and C6
Skin on the lateral forearm
Anterior Ramus orgins: Axillary N
C5, C6
Deltoid M
Teres Minor M
Anterior Ramus orgins: Radial N
C5, C6, C7, C8, T1
goes to upper extremity
Anterior Ramus orgins: superior lateral brachial cutaneous N
C5, C6
skin on your superior lateral arm
Anterior Ramus orgins: Median N
C5, C6, C7, C8, T1
upper extremity
Anterior Ramus orgins: Ulnar N
C7, C8, T1
upper extremity
Anterior Ramus orgins: medial antebrachial cutaneous N
C8, T1
skin on medial forearm
superior lateral brachial cutaneous nerve characteristics
branches off the axillary nerve
innervates skin on the superior lateral Arm
Lateral antebrachial cutaneous N characteristics
branches off the musculocutaneous N and innervates the skin of the lateral forearm
Median nerve Innervations
Pronator teres M
Flexor Carpi radialis M
Flexor digitoum superficialis M
Palmaris Longus
Anterior Interosseous N innervations
Branch of Median N
lateral 1/2 flexor digitorum profundus M
Flexor pollicis longus M
Flexor quadratus M
Palmar Cutaneous Branch median N
innervations
branch of median N
innervates the skin of the palm of the hand (wrist)
Recurrent branch of Median N innervations
branch of median N
Flexor pollicis brevis M (superficial head)
Abductor pollicis Brevis M
Opponens Pollicis M
Medial branch of the median N innervations
branch of median N
2nd lumbrical M
common palmar digital N
proper palmar digital N
(innervate the skin of digits as well palmar side and the tips of the dorsal side)
only goes up lateral side of the 4th digit
Lateral branch of the median N innervations
branch of Median N
1st lumbrical M
common palmar digital N
proper palmar digital N
Ulnar Nerve innervations
flexor carpi ulnaris M
medial 1/2 pf flexor digitorum profundus M
Dorsal cutaneous Branch Ulnar N innervations
branch of Ulnar Nerve
skin of the dorsal hand
Palmar cutaneous branch Ulnar N innervations
branch of the Ulnar Nerve
innervates the skin on the palm of the hand ( medial 1/2 4th digit and the 5th digit)
Deep Ulnar N
abductor digiti Minimi M
Flexor digiti minimi M
opponens digiti minimi M
fexor pollicis brevis M (deep head) Adductor Pollicis M 3rd and 4th lumbrical M Dorsal Interossei M Palmar interossei M
Superficial Ulnar N
common palmar and proper palmar digital N of the 5th and half the 4th digit
Posterior Brachial Cutaneous N innervations
branch of Radial Nerve
Skin on posterior Arm
Radial N innervations
Triceps Brachii M
Anconeous M
Brachioradialis M
Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus M
Inferior Lateral Brachial Cutaneous N
Branch of the Radial Nerve
innervates the skin of the inferior lateral aspect of the arm
Superficial Radial N innervations
Branch of the Radial N
gives rise to the Dorsal Digital N
and the Digital branches Dorsal Digital N
(skin on the dorsal lateral side)
Posterior Antebrachial Cutaneous N innervations
branch of the radial Nerve
innervates the skin of the posterior arm
Deep Radial N innervations
branch of the Radial N
innervates Extensor carpi radialis brevis M
Suppinator M
Posterior Interosseous N innervation
changing of the the deep brachial N after it passes the supinator
innervates: Extensor digitorum M Extensor digiti Minimi M Extensor carpi Ulnaris M Extensor indicis M Abductor Pollicis Longus M Extensor Pollicis Longus M Extensor Pollicis Brevis M
Intercostobrachial N
T2 travels laterally to provide sensory cutaneous innervation to the uppermost medial aspect of the brachium