Axilla & Brachial Plexus Flashcards
order of hierarchy of brachial plexus? where does each emerge? how many of each?
“Read The Damn Cadaver Book” Rami- upper neck Trunks- lower neck Divisions- behind clavicle Cords- in axilla Branches- upper arm 5 on ends (5 roots, 5 branches) 3-6-3 in between (3 trunks, 6 divisions, 3 cords)
formed from posterior cord, circles behind humerus in the quadrangular space
axillary nerve
innervates subclavius muscle
nerve to subclavius
brachialis is innervated 1/2 by ___ & 1/2 by ___
musculocutaneous
radial
anterior wall of axilla
pec major & minor
the brachial plexus is composed of ventral rami of…
C5-T1
innervates subscapularis & teres major
lower subscapular nerve
what does ulnar nerve innervate?
most of hand muscles
flexor carpi ulnaris
1/2 flexor digitorum profundus
innervates rhomboids & levator scapulae
dorsal scapular nerve
lateral wall of axilla
bicipital groove of humerus
what is formed by the lateral cord?
musculocutaneous nerve
“major nerve” of the anterior arm
musculocutaneous nerve
what does radial nerve innervate?
muscles of posterior arm & forearm and 1/2 brachialis
Identify.
Ulnar nerve
posterior wall of axilla
latissimus dorsi, teres major, subscapularis
5 groups of lymphatics in axilla
pectoral, subscapular, humeral, central, apical
pyramidal shaped region between arm & chest
axilla
innervates supraspinatus & infraspinatus
suprascapular nerve
base of axilla
skin/fascia of armpit