cervical plexus Flashcards
1
Q
What nerve supplies the skin of the neck and scalp posterior to the auricle of the ear?
A
lesser occipital nerve (C2)
2
Q
What supplies the skin over the parotid gland, posterior to the auricle and mastoid area?
A
great auricular n (C2-3)
3
Q
What supplies the anterior and lateral parts of the neck?
A
transverse cervical n (C2-C3)
4
Q
What supplies the shoulder and clavicular regions?
A
supraclavicular nerves (C3-C4)
5
Q
What does the lesser occipital supply?
A
skin of the neck and scalp posterior to the auricle of the ear
6
Q
What does the great auricular supply?
A
skin over the parotid gland, posterior to the auricle and mastoid area
7
Q
What does the transverse cervical supply?
A
anterior and lateral parts of the neck
8
Q
What does the supraclavicular supply?
A
shoulder and clavicular regions
