nerve innervation

Question 1

What nerve innervates the trapezius muscle ?

Answer 1

Spinal portion of cranial nerve 5 (accessory nerve) & ventral ramus.

Question 2

What nerve innervates the rhomboid minor and major?

Answer 2

Dorsal scapular nerve –> branch from the C5 root of the brachial plexus.

Question 3

What nerve innervates the pectoralis major?

Answer 3

Lateral and medial pectoral nerves. C7, C8 and T1 nerve roots

Question 4

What nerve innervates teres minor?

Answer 4

Axillary nerve. C5 and C6

Question 5

what nerve innervates supraspinatus?

Answer 5

suprascapular nerve. (c4 c5 c6)

Question 6

what nerve innervates the subscapularis?

Answer 6

upper subscapular nerve (c5 c6)

Question 7

What nerve innervates the deltoids?

Answer 7

axillary (c5 c6)

Question 8

what nerve innervates the levator scapulae?

Answer 8

dorsal scapular nerve (c5)

Question 9

what nerve innervates the serratus anterior?

Answer 9

long thoracic nerve(c5 c6 c7)

Question 10

what nerve innervates infraspinatus?

Answer 10

suprascapular nerve (c4 c5 c6 )

Question 11

what nerve innervates bicep brachii?

Answer 11

musculocutaneous (c5 c6)

Question 12

what nerve innervates coracobrachialis ?

Answer 12

musculocutaneous ( c5 c6 )

Question 13

what nerve innervates teres major?

Answer 13

lower subscapular nerve

Question 14

what nerve innervates lattisimus dorsi ?

Answer 14

thoracodorsal nerve

Question 15

what nerve innervates triceps brachii?

Answer 15

radial nerve (c5 c8 t1)

Question 16

what nerve innervates Pectoralis minor ?

Answer 16

Med and Lat pectoral nerves