Major Nerves / Innervation Flashcards
Radial Nerve
Roots
C5, 6, 7, 8
T1
Radial Nerve
4 Major Muscles Innervated
(BEST)
Brachioradialis
‘Extensors’
Supinator
Triceps
Radial Nerve
Cutaneous Innervation
Majority of Posterior Arm Below Deltoid
Lateral aspect of posterior hand
Lateral thumb
Axillary Nerve
Roots
C5 & C6
Axillary Nerve
2 Major Muscles
Deltoid
Teres Minor
Axillary Nerve
Cutaneous Innervation
Anterior, Lateral, Posterior Shoulder
Distal to acromium > Prox to Biceps/Triceps
Musculocutaneous Nerve
Roots
C5, 6 ,7
Musculocutaneous Nerve
Major Muscles (2)
Coracobracialis
Biceps brachii Brachialis
Musculocutaneous Nerve
Cutaneous Innervation
Lateral aspect of forearm
Median Nerve
Roots
C5 - C8
T1
Median Nerve
4 Major Muscles
‘Pronators’
‘Flexors’ (save for Flexor carpi ulnaris)
‘Thenars’
Lumbricles (digits 2 & 3)
Median Nerve
Cutaneous supply
Lateral ~1/2 of PALM
Palmar aspect of Thumb
&
lateral 2.5 fingers of hand
Ulnar Nerve
Roots
C8
T1
Ulnar Nerve
5 Major Muscles
Flexor carpi ulnaris
3 hypothenar muscles
ALL 7 interosseus
Adductor Pollicis
Lumbricles to digits 4 & 5
(Intrinsic hand muscles)
Ulnar Nerve
Cutaneous supply
Medial ~1/2 of hand
Anteroir and Posterior 2.5 fingers of hand