Brachial plexus Flashcards
what are the spinal nerves that make up the brachial plexus?
C5, C6, C7, C8, T1
what branches make up the superior trunk?
C5 and C6
what branches make up the middle trunk?
C7
what branches make up the inferior trunk?
C8 and T1
what are the two divisions?
anterior and posterior
what makes up the lateral cord?
anterior divisions from the middle and superior trunk
what makes up the posterior cord?
posterior divisions from all the trunks
what makes up the medial cord?
anterior division of the inferior trunk
what makes up the musculocutaneous branch?
the lateral cord
what makes up the axillary branch?
a branch of the posterior cord
what makes up the median branch?
branches from the lateral and medial cords
what makes up the radial branch?
a branch of the posterior cord
what makes up the ulnar branch?
a branch of the medial cord
what are the nerves of the supraclavicular part of the branchial plexus?
dorsal scapular
long thoracic
suprscapular
nerve to the subclavis
dorsal scapular innervation and what spinal nerve makes it?
C5 and innervates the levator scapulae and both rhomboid major and minor