Median Nerve Flashcards
Median nerve comes off of the brachial plexus at:
lateral and medial cords
enters the arm from the _____ at
axilla at the inferior margin of the teres major
passes vertically down the _____ side of the arm and in the _____ compartment
medial side of arm and the anterior compartment
proximal regions the m.n. is immediately ______ to
lateral to the brachial artery
distally the m.n. ______ and lies _____
crosses to the medial side of the artery and lies anterior to the elbow joint
it exits the ______ by passing _____ and ______
exits cubital fossa by passing between the 2 heads of the pronator trees and deep to the sublimis bridge
immediately branches into:
Anterior Interosseous
Median Nerve Proper
Anterior Interosseous supplies the _____
deep muscle layer
deep muscle layer are the;
flexor digitorum profundus (LATERAL)
flexor pollicis longus
pronator quadraus
the exception of this branch
the ulnar half of the FDP
The Median Nerve proper supplies the ______
superficial layer
intermediate layer
the Superficial layer are the:
pronator teres
flexor carpi radialis
Palmaris longus
the Intermediate layer is:
Flexor digitorum superficialis
The Median proper gives rise to:
Palmer cutaneous branch
the Palmer branch supplies
the skin over the base of the central region of the palm
skin of the distal mid anterolateral forearm
