brachial plexus Flashcards

1
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how many spinal nerves do we have

A

31

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2
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mention the spinal nerves

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8 cervical
12 thoracic
5 lumbar
5 sacrel
1 coccygeal nerves (tail bone)

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3
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describe teh spinal nerves

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anterio root gives motor fibers
posterior root gives sensory fibers
the spinal nerve divides into anterior ramus and posterior ramus which are both mixed nerves

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4
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describe the brachial plexus

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it is formed by the anterior rami of C5 TO c8 AND the anterior ramus of T1
it passes laterally and inferiorly over the first rib into the axilla

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