Brachial plexus innervations Flashcards
long thoracic innervates
serratus anterior
Dorsal Scapular nerve innervates
rhomboids and occasionally levator scapula
suprascapular nerve innervates
supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles and
glenohumeral joint
subclavian nerve innervates
subclavius and sternoclavicular joint
lateral pectoral nerve innervates
pectoralis major
musculocutaneous nerve innervates
muscles of the anterior compartment of the arm
(coracobrachialis, biceps brachii, brachialis)
skin of lateral aspect of forearm
median nerve innervates
muscles of anterior forearm compartment
(except for flexor carpi ulnaris and ulnar half of flexor digitorum profundus)
5 intrinsic muscles of thenar half of palm and palmar skin
medial pectoral nerve innervates
pectoralis minor and sternocostal part of pectoralis major
medial cutaneous nerve of the arm innervates
skin of medial side of arm as far as medial epicondyle of humerus and olecranon of ulna
median cutaneous nerve of forearm innervates
skin of medial side of forearm to wrist
ulnar nerve innervates
flexor carpi ulnaris and ulnar half of flexor digitorum profundus (forearm)
most intrinsic muscles of hand
skin of hand medial to the axial line of digit 4
upper subscapular nerve innervates
superior portion of subscapularis
lower subscapular nerve innervates
inferior portion of subscapular and teres major
thoracodorsal nerve innervates
the latissimus dorsi
the axillary nerve innervates
the glenohumoral joint
teres minor
deltoid
skin of superolateral arm