Brachial Plexus - Part 2 Flashcards
The suprascapular nerve contains fibers from what?
C5 and C6
The suprascapular nerve supplies what two muscles?
supraspinatus
infraspinatus
The supraspinatus and infraspinatus are part of what?
The rotator cuff
The nerve to the subclavius contains fibers from what?
C5 and C6
The nerve to the subclavius supplies what?
subclavius
Which nerves are part of the supraclavicular part of the brachial plexus?
Dorsal scapular nerve
Long thoracic nerve
Suprascapular nerve
Nerve to the subclavius
The lateral pectoral nerve branches off of what?
The lateral cord of the brachial plexus
The lateral pectoral nerve contains fibers from what?
C5,C6, C7
The lateral pectoral nerve supplies what muscle?
Pectorals major
The pectorals major is supplied by the lateral pectoral nerve but will also receive innervation from what other nerve?
Medial pectoral nerve
The musculocutaneous nerve is on of two ______ branches of the ____?
Terminal
Lateral cord
The musculocutaneous nerve contains fibers from which nerves?
C5, C6, C7
The musculocutaneous nerve supplies 3 (or 4) muscles of the anterior arm. They are?
coracobrachialis
Biceps brachii (both long and short heads)
brachialis
Why would you say the musculocutaneous is supplying 4 muscles?
If you include the two heads of biceps brachii as two muscles
The musculocutaneous nerve pierces what muscle?
coracobrachialis
After piercing the coracobrachialis, the musculocutaneous nerve continues between what? To become what nerve?
Biceps brachii and brachialis
Lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm