Cervical plexus Flashcards
Great auricular
Superficial (sensory)
O:C2-C3
Distribution: Skin anterior, inferior and over ear and over parotid glands
Lesser occipital
Superficial (sensory)
O: C2
Distribution: skin of scalp, posterior and superior to ear
Transverse cervical
Superficial (sensory)
O: C2-C3
Distribution: skin over anterior aspect of neck
Supraclavicular
Superficial sensory
O: C3-C4
Skin over superior portion of chest and shoulder
Ansa cervicalis sup root
Deep (mostly Motor) Branches
O: C1
Distribution: Infrahyoid and genihyoid muscles of neck
Infrahyoid muscles: TOSS Thyrohyoid, Omohyoid, Stenothyoid, Sternohyoid
Ansa cervicalis inferior root
Deep (mostly motor) branches
C2-C3
Distribution Infrahyoid muscles of neck (TOSS: Thyrohyoid, Omohyoid, Sternothyroid, Sternohyoid)
Phrenic
Deep (mostly motor) branches
C3-C5
Diaphragm
Segmental branches
Deep (mostly Motor) Branches
C1-C5
Distribution: Prevertebral (deep) muscles of neck, levator scapulae, and middle scalene
C2 superficial
Lesser occipital
anterior, inferior and over ear and over parotid glands
Great auricular C2-C3 superficial
over anterior aspect of neck
Transverse cervical C2-C3 superficial
Infrahyoid and genihyoid
Ansa cervicalis sup root C1 deep
Infrahyoid muscles of neck
Ansa cervicalis inferior root C2-C3 deep
Diaphragm
Phrenic C3-C5 deep
Prevertebral muscles, lav scap, mid scalene
Segmental branches C1-C5