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Nerve Roots and Names Flashcards

1
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Suboccipital Nerve

A

dorsal rami C1

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Lesser Occipital Nerve

A

ventral rami C2

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Greater Occipital Nerve

A

dorsal rami C2

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4
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Dorsal Scapular Nerve

A

ventral rami C5

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5
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Intercostobrachial Nerve

A

ventral rami T2

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6
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Subcostal Nerve

A

ventral rami T12

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7
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Thoracodorsal Nerve

A

ventral rami C6-C8

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8
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Intercostal Nerves

A

ventral rami T1-T11

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Phrenic Nerve

A

ventral rami C3, C4, C5

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10
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Great Auricular Nerve

A

ventral rami C2 and C3

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11
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Transverse Cervical Nerve

A

ventral rami C2 and C3

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12
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Supraclavicular Nerves

A

ventral rami C3 and C4

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13
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Long Thoracic Nerve

A

ventral rami C5-C7

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14
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nerve to subclavius

A

ventral rami C5-C6

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15
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Suprascapular Nerve

A

ventral rami C5-C6

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16
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Lateral Pectoral Nerve

A

ventral rami C5-C7

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17
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Medial Pectoral Nerve

A

ventral rami C8-T1

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18
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Musculocutaneous Nerve

A

ventral rami C5-C7

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19
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Medial Cutaneous Nerve of the Arm

A

ventral rami T1

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20
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Medial Cutaneous Nerve of the Forearm

A

ventral rami C8-T1

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21
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Ulnar Nerve

A

ventral rami C7-T1

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22
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Median Nerve

A

ventral rami C5-T1

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23
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Upper Subscapular Nerve

A

ventral rami C5-C6

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24
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Lower Subscapular Nerve

A

ventral rami C5-C6

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25
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Axillary Nerve

A

ventral rami C5-C6

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26
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Radial Nerve

A

ventral rami C5-T1

27
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Lateral Cutaneous Nerve of the Forearm

A

termination of the musculocutaneous nerve after it pierces the coracobrachialis

28
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Posterior Interosseous Nerve

A

name of the radial nerve after it pierces the supinator

29
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Recurrent branch of the Median Nerve

A

ventral rami C8-T1

30
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Left recurrent laryngeal nerve

A

comes from vagus nerve (CN X)

hooks around ligamentum arteriosum

31
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Greater Splanchnic Nerve

A

T5-T9 roots from sympathetic trunk

32
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Lesser Splanchnic Nerve

A

T10-T12 roots from sympathetic trunk

33
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Least Splanchnic Nerve

A

T12 root from sympathetic trunk

34
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Lumbar Splanchnic Nerves

A

L1-L4 roots from sympathetic chain

35
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Sacral Splanchnic Nerves

A

from sacral sympathetic chain

36
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Pelvic Splanchnic Nerves

A

S2-S4 sacral segment of spinal cord

the only splanchnic nerves to carry parasympathetic fibers

37
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Lumbosacral Trunk

A

ventral rami L4-L5

38
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Ilioinguinal Nerve

A

ventral rami L1

39
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Iliohypogastric Nerve

A

ventral rami L1

40
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Genitofemoral Nerve

A

ventral rami L1-L2

41
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Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve

A

ventral rami L2-L3

42
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Obturator Nerve

A

ventral rami L2-L4

43
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Femoral Nerve

A

ventral rami L2-L4

44
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Sciatic Nerve

A

ventral rami L4-S3

divides into tibial nerve and common fibular nerve

45
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Pudendal Nerve

A

ventral rami S2-S4

46
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Superior Gluteal Nerve

A

dorsal divisions of ventral rami L4-S1

47
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Inferior Gluteal Nerve

A

ventral rami L5-S2

48
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nerve to piriformis

A

ventral rami S1-S2

49
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nerve to quadratus femoris

A

ventral rami L5-S1

50
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nerve to obturator internus

A

ventral rami L5-S1

51
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Coccygeal Plexus

A

ventral rami S4-S5 and coccygeal nerves

52
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Superior Clunial Nerves

A

dorsal rami L1-L3

53
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Middle Clunial Nerves

A

dorsal rami S1-S3

54
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Inferior Clunial Nerves

A

ventral rami S1-S3

55
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Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve

A

ventral rami S1-S3

56
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Saphenous Nerve

A

cutaneous branch of femoral nerve

57
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Medial Sural Cutaneous Nerve

A

branch of tibial nerve

58
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Lateral Sural Cutaneous Nerve

A

branch of common fibular nerve

59
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Sural Nerve

A

union of medial sural cutaneous nerve and communication branch of lateral sural cutaneous nerve

60
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Superficial Fibular Nerve

A

supplies lateral compartment of the leg

61
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Deep Fibular Nerve

A

supplies the anterior compartment of the leg

62
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Tibial Nerve

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supplies the superficial and deep posterior compartments of the leg

divides into medial and lateral plantar nerves

63
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Ansa Cervicalis

A

C1 (superior root)

C2,C3 (inferior root)

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