brachical plexus Flashcards
At the root of the limbs
the anterior rami join one another to form complicated nerve
plexuses.
the root of the upper limbs
cervical and brachial plexuses
the root of the lower limbs
lumbar and sacral plexuses
where is the brachial plexus found
is formed in the
posterior triangle of the neck by the union of the anterior rami of the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th cervical
spinal nerves (C5, C6, C7 and C8) and 1st thoracic spinal nerve (T1
brachial is divided into
Terimnal branhes
Cord
Divisions
Trunks
Roots
upper trunk of Bp
cC5-C6
middle trunk
C7
Lower trunk
C8-T1
anterior divisions have which trunk
Upper trunk , middle trunk and a part of the lower trunk
Posterior division have which trunk
Apart of the lower trunk, middle and lower
posterior divisions form which cord
posterior cord
Anterior division form which cord
lateral and medial cord
the roots, trunks and divisions of the brachial plexus are located in the…
lower part of the posterior
triangle of the neck
the cords are located in…
arranged around the axillary artery in the axilla
where do the branches of the brachial come from
originate from
the cords, some arise from the roots and trunks