lecture 9 Flashcards
Anterior Roots:
Originate from the ______of the cord
anterior aspect
Anterior Roots: Carry _____ only
motor information
Anterior Roots: No associated ____
ganglion
Posterior Roots Originate from the_____ of the cord
posterior aspect
Posterior Roots Carry ______only
sensory information
Posterior Roots Have an _____
associated ganglion
The anterior and posterior roots come together to form ____
spinal nerves
Spinal nerves contain _____
both sensory (arriving) and motor (exiting) information
Spinal nerves travel through ______, bilateral openings within the vertebrae
intervertebral foramina (IVFs)
Spinal nerves then split just distal to the IVF into: ______ and ______
Anterior Primary Rami: Posterior Primary Rami:
Anterior Primary Rami branch____
anteriorly
Anterior Primary Rami Innervate _____
muscles and structures of the upper and lower limbs via plexuses
Posterior Primary Rami: Branch ____
posteriorly
Posterior Primary Rami: Innervate ____
deep muscles of the back
Posterior Primary Rami: Also innervate ____
skin of the dorsal (posterior) surface of the trunk
Brachial Plexus Formed by ______
anterior primary rami of nerve roots C5-T1
Brachial Plexus From proximal to distal, the brachial plexus can be divided into:
Roots Rugby
Trunks Teams
Divisions Drink
Cords Cold
Branches Beer
Brachial Plexus Roots of _____ unite to form the superior trunk
C5 & C6
Brachial Plexus Roots of __ continue as the middle trunk
C7
Brachial Plexus Roots of _____ unite to form the inferior trunk
C8 and T1
C5 -T1 make up the ____
brachial plexus
The posterior division of all three trunks unite to form the _____
posterior cord
The anterior division of the superior and middle trunks unite to form the _____
lateral cord
The anterior division of the inferior trunk continues as the _____
medial cord
spinal nerve c8 comes out between ___ and ___
c7 and t1 vertebrae