Brachial Plexus Flashcards
1
Q
Brachial Plexus
A
5-3-6-3-5
2-2-0-7-5
2
Q
Five parts of the plexus 5-3-6-3-5
A
5 Nerve Roots 3 Trunks 6 Divisions 3 Cords 5 Terminal Branches
3
Q
5 Nerve Roots
A
C5, C6, C7, C8, T1
4
Q
Off 5 Nerve roots comes 2 Nerves
A
Dorsal Scapular Nerve
Long Thoracic Nerve
5
Q
5 Nerve roots come together to give three trunks
A
C5-C6: Superior Trunk
C7: Middle Trunk
C8-T1: Inferior Trunk
6
Q
3 Trunks give us two more nerves
A
Suprascapular Nerve
Nerve to the Subclavius
7
Q
3 Trunks give 6 Divisions
A
3 Anterior, 3 Posterior
8
Q
How many nerves come off the 6 divisions
A
zero
9
Q
6 Divisions give 3 cords
A
Posterior Cord C5-T1
Medial Cord C8, T1
Lateral Cord C5,C6,C7
10
Q
3 cords give us 7 nerves
A
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