Nerve Distribution Flashcards by Jace Moore | Brainscape

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What is the cervical spinal accessory nerve?

A

neck movers, stabilizers

C1-4

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What is the spinal accessory nerve?

A

upper traps

C4

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What is the medial/lateral pectoral nerve?

A

pec major and minor

C5-8, T1

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What is the long thoracic nerve?

A

serratus ant

C5-7

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What is the dorsal scap nerve?

A

scap movers - levator scap, rhomboids

C4-5

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What is the suprascapular nerve?

A

superior RC (supraspin, infraspin) - ER and abd

C4-6

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What is the subscapular and thoracodorsal nerve?

A

IR and add - lats, teres major, subscap

C5-8

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What is the axillary nerve?

A

deltoid, teres minor
arm flexion, abd, ER

C4-6

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What is the musculocutaneous nerve?

A

bicepsss

C5-7

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What is the ulnar profundus nerve?

A

digit flexors

C7-T1

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What is the ulnar nerve?

A

wrist ulnar flex, add policis, finger mover

C7-T1

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What is the ulnar quinti nerve?

A

pinky finger mover

C7-T1

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What is the ulnar brevis nerve?

A

pinky finger

C7-T1

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What is the median nerve?

A

wrist radial flexion, finger flexors

C6-T1

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What is the median profundus nerve?

A

2nd/3rd digit flexor

C7-T1

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What is the radial nerve?

A

extensors, supination

C5-T1

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What is the femoral nerve?

A

hip flexors, knee ext

L1-4

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What is the obturator nerve?

A

adductors

L2-4

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What is the superior gluteal nerve

A

glut med, min, TFL
ABD

L4-S1

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What is the inferior gluteal nerve?

A

glut max, hip ext

L4-S2

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What is the sacral plexus nerve?

A

ER, piriformis, obturator, gemeli

L4-S1

Q

What is the deep fibular nerve?

A

ant shin, DF

L4-S1

Q

What is the superior fibular nerve

A

peroneals, EV

L5-S1

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What is the tibial nerve?

A

post calf, PF, toe flexion

L4-S2

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What is the medial plantar nerve?

A

great toe flex

L5-S1

Q

What is the lateral plantar nerve?

A

toe abd/add

S1-S2

Q

What is the pudendal nerve?

A

pelvic floor

S2-S4

Q

What is the sciatic nerve?

A

HS, hip ext

L5-S2