nerve Flashcards

1
Q

what muscles does the radial nerve innervate?

A
  • tricep brachii
  • anconeus
  • supinator
  • brachioradialis
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2
Q

what movement of the arm does the radial nerve supply

A

extensors of the arm

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3
Q

what muscles does the musculocutaneous nerve innervate?

A

Bicep brachii
brachialis
corabrachialis

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4
Q

what does the ulna nerve innervate?

A

intrinsic hand muscles

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5
Q

what does the axillary nerve innervate?

A

Deltoid

teres minor

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6
Q

what nerves does the brachial plexus give (C5-C8 and T1)

A
axillary nerve  
musculocutaneous nerve 
median nerve 
radial nerve 
ulnar nerve
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7
Q

median nerve innervates …?

A

flexors in hand (wrist and fingers)

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8
Q

what are two branches off of the lumbar plexus?

A

Femoral Nerve

Obturator nerve

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9
Q

what does the femoral nerve innervate?

A

quadriceps

and skin of anterior thigh and medial surface of leg

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10
Q

what does the obturator nerve innervate?

A

passes through obturator foramen to innervate adductor muscles

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11
Q

what is one nerve that branches off of the sacral plexus?(L4-S4)

A

sciatic nerve

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12
Q

what does the sciatic nerve innervate?

A

Hamstring muscles, adductor magnus and most muscles in leg and foot

longest nerve in the body

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13
Q

what nerve innervates the anterior compartment (extensor) of lower leg

A

femoral

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14
Q

what nerve innervates the medial compartment of the leg (adductor)

A

Obturator

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15
Q

what nerve innervates the posterior compartment (flexor)

A

Sciatic nerve

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