Brachial Plexus Flashcards

1
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What type of innervation does the brachial plexus supply

A

motor sensory and sympathetic

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2
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what type of nerves make up brachial plexus

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ventral rami of spinal nerves C5-T1

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What are the names for the structural components of the brachial plexus

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Rami(roots), Trunks, Divisions, Cords, Branches

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4
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What are the roots that supply brachial plexus

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C5-T1 as exit respective intervertebral foramina in neck and upper thorax

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5
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What are the trunks of the brachial plexus

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Upper Middle and Lower

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6
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What makes the upper trunk

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C5 and C6

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What makes the middle trunk

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continuation of C7

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8
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What makes the lower trunk

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C8 and T1

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9
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What do the anterior divisions of the brachial plexus contribute to

A

lateral and medial cords

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what do the posterior divisions of the brachial plexus contribute to

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extensions of all three trunks. forms posterior cord

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11
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What is the first portion of brachial plexus in the axilla region

A

the cords

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12
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What are the cords named for

A

relation to the axillary artery

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What forms the lateral cord

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union of 2 anterior divisions from upper trunk and from middle trunk C567

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What forms the medial cord

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direct continuation of the anterior portion of the lower trunkC8T1

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What forms the posterior cord

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union of 3 posterior divisions. all spinal nerve roots participate. C5-T1

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16
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What branches come off lateral cord

A

lateral pectoral nerve
contributary to median nerve
musculocutaneous nerve

17
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What levels does musculocutaneus nerve contain

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What branches come off medial cord

A
medial pectoral n
medial brachial cutaneous nerve
medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve
contributary to median nerve
ulnar nerve
19
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What spinal nerves supply ulnar nerve

20
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What branches off posterior cord

A

upper subscapular nerve, thoracodorsal nerve, lower sub scapular nerve, axillary nerve, radial nerve

21
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what innervates subscapularis

A

upper subscapular nerve

22
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what innervates lat dorsi

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thoracodorsal nerve, known also as middle subscapular nerve

23
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what innervates subscapularis and trees major

A

lower subscapular nerve

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What does axillary nerve innervate. what cord levels does in contain

A

deltoid and teres minor C5 C6

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What are the two terminal branches of posterior cord
axillary nerve and radial nerve
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What does the radial n innervate
all muscles of the dorsal surface of the upper limb
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what does the median nerve innervate and what cord levels does it contain
central antebrachial mm and thenar m of hand. C5 inconsistently and C6-T1
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What are the terminal branches of brachial plexus
``` Musculocutaneous Ulnar Axillary Radial Median ```
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What are the supraclavicular branches from brachial plexusq
dorsal scap suprascap nerve to subclavius long thoracic nerve
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What levels does suprascap n have
C5 and C6
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What levels does nerve to subclavius contain
C5 and C6
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What ventral rami are contained in long thoracic nerve
C5 C6 C7
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T/F each ventral rams that participates in formation of brachial plexus receives gray rami communicans
true
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What is the dermatomal innervation of upper limb
C4-T3
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What innervates the dermatomes of shoulder
C4 from cervical plexus
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What innervates the anterior medial and posteromedial portion of upper arm
intercostobrachial cutaneous nerves T1 T2 and sometimes T3