Brachial Plexus Flashcards
Label the 5 parts of the brachiel plexus in order
Rami
Trunk
Divisions
Cords
Branches
The brachial plexus includes what nerve levels?
C5 to T1, but also gets help from C4
The brachial plexus eventually becomes ___ periphrial nerves
5 periphrial nerves
musculocutaneous, median, ulnar, axillary, and radial nerves
The parent structure of the Musculocutaneous nerve is the
Lateral Cord of brachial plexus
The parent structure of the radial nerve is the
Posterior Cord of brachial plexus
The parent structure of the axillary nerve is the
Posterior Cord of the brachial plexus
The parent structure of the median nerve is the
Lateral and Medial cords of the brachial plexus
The parent structure of the ulnar nerve is the
Medial cord of the brachial plexus
Identify 3 (it’s a peripheral nerve)
Musculocutaneous Nerve
Identify 4 (it’s a peripheral nerve)
Axillary Nerve
Identify 6
Long Thoracic Nerve
Identify 7
Radial Nerve
Identify 8
Median Nerve
Identify 9
Ulnar Nerve
Identify 1
Posterior Cord
Identify 2
Subclavian artery
Identify 3
Lateral cord
Identify 5
Musculocutaneous nerve
Identify 6
Median Nerve
The brachial plexus comes out of the neck between what two muscles?
Anterior and middle scalene
The anterior scalene AND the middle scalene Inferiorly attaches to the
First rib
The anterior scalene superiorly attaches to the
TP of C3-6
The anterior scalene is innervated by
Cervical spinal nerve C4 to C6
The two muscle actions of the anterior scalene and middle scalene are….
Flex the neck laterally
Elevates the first rib during forced inhalation
The superior attachment of the middle scalene AND the Posterior scalene is…
TP of C5-7
The posterior scalene inferiorly attaches to the _____ and it’s muscle actions are _____
second rib.
Elevate the second rib with forced inhalation, and flex the neck laterally