Nerve Muscle Root Flashcards
Shoulder abduction
Deltoid muscle
Axillary nerve
C5/C6
Elbow flexion
Biceps - C5/C6, Musculocutanous nerve
Brachioradialis - C6, Radial nerve
Elbow Extension
Triceps, C7, Radial,
Wrist extension
Extensor carpi radialis longus, radial, C6
Extensor carpi ulnaris, PIN (radial), C7
Supination
Supinator, radial nerve, C6/7
Pronation
Pronator teres, median, C6/7
Wrist flexion
Flexor carpi radialis, median, C6/7
Flexor carpi ulnaris, ulnar, C7-T1
Finger abduction
THUMB
Abductor pollicis longus, PIN (radial), C7
Abductor pollicis brevis, median, C8/T1
D2
FDI, Ulnar, C8/T1
PINKY
Abductor digiti minimi, ulnar, C8-T1
Finger flexion
Flexor digitorum superficialis, median, C7-T1
Flexor digitorum profundus 1&2, AIN (median), C7/8
Flexor pollicis longus, AIN (median), C7/8
Flexor digiti minimi, ulnar, C8/T1
Finger extension
D1 =
- extensor pollicis longus, PIN (radial), C7 ***tested at carbo-metacarpal joint
- extensor pollicis brevis, PIN (radial), C7 ***tested at metacarpophalangeal joint
D2-5 = Extensor digitorum, PIN (radial), C7
Hip flexion
Iliopsoas, femoral, L1, L2, L3
Hip extension
Gluteus Maximus, inferior gluteal, L5/S1
Knee Flexion
Hamstrings, sciatic, S1
Knee extension
Quadriceps, femoral, L2-4
Hip adduction
“Adductors” = adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, gracilis, and pectineus
Obturator nerve
L2/L3