Brachial plexus Flashcards
Long Thracic
C5-C7 Serratus anterior (winging)
Dorsal scapular
C5
Lavator scapulae, Rhomboid major and minor
Nerve to subclavius
C5-C6
Subclavius
Suprascapular
C5-C6
Supraspintus and infraspinatus
Musculocutaenous
C5-C7
Coracobrachialis, biceps brachii, brachialis
Lateral pectoral
C5-C7
Pectoralis major and minor
Upper subscapular
C5-C6
Subscapularis
Thracodorsal
C6-C8
Latissiumus dorsi
Lower subscapular
C5-C6
Subscapularis and teres major
Axillary
C5-C6
Deltoid and Teres minor, skin over deltoid and superior and posterior aspect of arm
(Deltoid baseball team is in minor league because they stink)
Median
C5-T1
Flexor of forearm, except Flexor carpi ulinaris, ulnar half of Flexor Digitorum profundus, and some muscles of hand (lateral palm); skin of lateral two-thirds of palm of hand and fingers
Radial
C5-T1
Tricepts brachii, anconeus, and extensor muscles of forearm, skin of posterior arm and forearm, lateral 2/3 of dorsum of hand, and fingers over proximal and middle phalanges
Medial pectoral
C8-T1
Pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles
Medial cutaneous nerve of arm
C8-T1
Skin of medial and posterior aspects of distal third of arm
Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm
C8-T1
Skin of medial and posterior aspect of forearm