Cervical Plexus Flashcards
cutaneous branches spinal roots of cervical plexus
C2, C3, C4
cutaneous branches of cervical plexus
lesser occipital, greater auricular, transverse cervical, supraclavicular (ant, mid, post)
C3,C4; sensory shoulder and anterior chest
supraclavicular
C2,C3; sensory anterior and lateral neck
transverse cervical
C2,C3; sensory ear an parotid gland
greater auricular
C2, C3; posterolateral neck
lesser occipital
motor (deep) branches and spinal roots of cervical plex
ansa cervicalis (sup and inf roots), segmental branches, phrenic; C1-C5
C1-C4 spinal roots
ansa cervicalis
motor: geniohyoid and infrahyoid muscles of the neck
ansa cervicalis
motor: neck and scalenes, levator, trapezius, SCM
segmental branches C1-C5
C3, C4, C5 keep the diaphragm alive
phrenic