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Brachial Plexus Flashcards

1
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Name the highlighted Nerve

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dorsal scapular nerve

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2
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Name the highlighted Nerve

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long thoracic n.

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3
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Name the highlighted Nerve

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N. to subclavius

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4
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Name the highlighted Nerve

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Suprascapular n.

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5
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Name the highlighted Nerve

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lateral pectoral n.

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Name the highlighted Nerve

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upper subscapular n.

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thoracodorsal n.

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8
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Name the highlighted Nerve

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lower subscapular nerve

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9
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Name the highlighted Nerve

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medial pectoral nerve

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10
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medial brachial cutaneous n.

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11
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Name the highlighted Nerve

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medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve

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12
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Name the highlighted nerves from top to bottom

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Musculocutaneous n.
Axillary n.
Median n.
Radial n.
Ulnar n.

“MAMRU”

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13
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Name these sections of the brachial plexus

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ventral primary rami, C5-T1

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14
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Name these sections of the brachial plexus

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Superior, middle, and inferior trunks

(learned upper, middle, and lower in anatomy)

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15
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Name these sections of the brachial plexus

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Anterior and posterior divisions of the trunks

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16
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Name these sections of the brachial plexus

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17
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what spinal segments make up the subclavius nerve?

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C5,C6

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18
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What does nerve to subclavius innervate?

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subclavius muscle

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19
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which spinal segments make up the dorsal scapular nerve?

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C5

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20
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what does dorsal scapular nerve innervate?

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rhomboid muscles
levator scapulae muscle

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21
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what spinal segments make up long thoracic nerve?

22
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what does long thoracic nerve innervate?

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serratus anterior muscle

23
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what spinal segments make up the supra-scapular nerve?

24
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what does the supra-scapular n. innervate?

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supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles

25
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what spinal segments make up the medial pectoralis nerve?

26
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what does medial pectoralis nerve innervate?

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pec major and pec minor

27
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which spinal segments make up the lateral pectoralis nerve?

28
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what does lateral pectoralis nerve innervate?

29
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which spinal segments make up thoracodorsal nerve?

30
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what does thoracodorsal n. innervate?

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latissimus dorsi m.

31
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which spinal segments make up the axillary nerve?

32
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what structure does the axillary nerve follow?

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posterior circumflex humeral artery

33
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what does axillary nerve innervate?

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deltoid and teres minor muscles

skin of the arm/lateral shoulder

34
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which is the longest branch of the brachial plexus?

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radial nerve

35
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which spinal segments make up the radial nerve?

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C5-C8, T1 is inconsistent

36
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what does radial nerve innervate?

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extensor muscles of the forearm: extensor carpi radialis, extensor carpi ulnaris

extensor muscles of the Arm: triceps brachii

supinator, anconeus, brachioradialis m.

digital extensors

abductor pollicis longus

skin over posterolateral surface fo the arm, forearm, and hand

37
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which spinal segments make up the musculocutaneous nerve?

38
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what does musculocutaneous n. innervate?

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flexor muscles of the arm: biceps brachii, brachialis, coracobrachialis

skin over the lateral surface fo the forearm (lateral antebrachialcutaneous)

39
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which spinal segments make up median nerve?

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C6 - T1, but inconsistent contribution from C5

40
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what does median nerve innevate?

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flexor muscles of the forearm: flexor carpi radialis, palmaris longus, pronator quadratus, pronator teres muscles

digital flexors (through palmar interosseous nerve)

skin over anterolteral surface of the hand

41
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which spinal segments make up the ulnar nerve?

42
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what does ulnar nerve innervate?

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flexor carpi ulnaris muscles

adductor pollicis

hypothenar muscles

small digit muscles

skin over medial surface of the hand

43
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Name the sensory innervation of this region

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axillary nerve

(sup lateral brachial cutaneous n.)

44
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Name the sensory innervation of this region

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supraclavicular nerves

(from cervical plexus C3-C4)

45
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Name the sensory innervation of this region

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Radial Nerve

46
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Name the sensory innervation of this region

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medial brachial cutaneous nerve

intercostobrachial nerve

47
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Name the sensory innervation of this region

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medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve

48
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Name the sensory innervation of this region

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lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve

(terminal part of musculocutaneous nerve)

49
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Name the sensory innervation of this region

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ulnar nerve

50
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Name the sensory innervation of this region

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median nerve

51
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Name the sensory innervation of this region

(Yeah, yeah I know I already had a card on this)

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radial nerve

52
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Which muscle does the musculocutaneous nerve first peirce?

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coracobrachialis muscle

Anesthesia Principles II (14 decks)

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