Brachial Plexus Flashcards
Name the nerves of the Brachial Plexus
Suprascapular Subscapular Musculocutaneous Axillay Radial Median Ulnar
What muscles are innervated by the Suprascapular Nerve?
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
What muscles are innervated by the Subscapular Nerve?
Subscapularis
What muscles are innervated by the Musculocutaneous Nerve?
Biceps Brachii
Brachialis
What muscles are innervated by the Axiallary Nerve?
Deltoideus
Teres Major/Minor
What muscles are innervated by the Radial Nerve?
Triceps brachii Extensor carpi radialis Ulnaris lateralis Common digitial extensor Lateral digital extensor
What muscles are innervated by the Median Nerve?
Flexor carpi radialis
Superficial digital flexor
What muscles are innervated by the Ulnar Nerve?
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Deep digital flexor
Which spinal cord segments are responsible in forming the Suprascapular Nerve?
(C5), C6, C7
Which spinal cord segments are responsible in forming the Subscapular Nerve?
C6, C7
Which spinal cord segments are responsible in forming the Musculocutaneous Nerve?
C6, C7, C8
Which spinal cord segments are responsible in forming the Axillary Nerve?
(C6), C7, C8
Which spinal cord segments are responsible in forming the Radial Nerve?
C7, C8, T1, (T2)
Which spinal cord segments are responsible in forming the Median Nerve?
C8, T1, (T2)
Which spinal cord segments are responsible in forming the Ulnar Nerve?
C8, T1, (T2)
