Nerve Distribution in the Upper Extremity - Motor Flashcards
CNXI (Spinal accessory nerve)
Trapezius
Thoracodorsal Nerve
Input: C6, C7, C8
Distribution: Latissimus Dorsi
Dorsal Scapular Nerve
Input: C4, C5
Distribution: Levator Scapulae, Rhomboid Major, Rhomboid Minor
Lateral Pectoral Nerve
Input: C5, C6, C7
Distribution: Pectoralis Major
Medial Pectoral Nerve
Input: C8, T1
Distribution: Pectoralis Minor, Pectoralis Major
Nerve to Subclavius
Input: C4, C5, C6
Distribution: Subclavius
Long Thoracic Nerve
Input: C5, C6, C7
Distribution: Serratus Anterior
Axillary Nerve
Input: C5, C6
Distribution: Deltoid, Teres Minor
Suprascapular Nerve
Input: C4, C5, C6
Distribution: Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus
Lower Subscapular Nerve
Input: C5, C6
Distribution: Supscapularis, Teres Major
Upper Subscapular Nerve
Input: C5, C6
Distribution: Subscapularis
Musculocutaneous Nerve
Input: C5, C6, C7
Distribution: Biceps Brachii, Coracobrachials, Brachialis
Radial Nerve - In the Arm
Input: C5, C6, C7, C8, T1
Distribution: Brachials, Triceps Brachii, Anconeus
Median Nerve
Input: C6, C7, C8, T1
Distribution: Pronator Teres, Flexor Carpi Radialis, Palmaris Longus, Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
Anterior Interosseous Nerve
Input: Branch of Median N.
Distribution: Flexor Digitorum Profundus (digits 2 and 3), Flexor Pollicis Longus, Pronator Quadratus