Nerves (2)

Question 1

What are nerves above the clavicle called?

Answer 1

Supraclavicular

Question 2

What are nerves below the clavicle called?

Answer 2

Intraclavicular

Question 3

What are the 5 categories from left to right of the brachial plexus?

Answer 3

Rami

Trunks

Divisions

Cords

Branches

Question 4

What are the nerves of the brachial plexus from top to bottom?

Answer 4

Musculocutaneous

Axillary

Radial

Median

Ulnar

Question 5

Paresis

Answer 5

Weakness

Question 6

Paralysis

Answer 6

No movement

Question 7

What do the branches of nerves that come off the cervical plexus help do?

Answer 7

Swallow

Question 8

What are the levels of the phrenic nerve?

Answer 8

C3-5

Question 9

Where does the subclavian artery turn into the axillary artery at?

Answer 9

Lateral border of 1st rib

Question 10

Where does the axillary artery turn into the brachial artery at?

Answer 10

Teres major

Question 11

Where do axons from the radial nerve start or terminate?

Answer 11

Homunculus

Question 12

What are the two types of strokes?

Answer 12

Transient ischemic attack

Hemorrhagic

Question 13

What does the anterior cerebral artery supply?

Answer 13

Medial frontal and parietal of brain

Question 14

What does the middle cerebral artery supply?

Answer 14

Lateral side of brain

Question 15

What does the posterior cerebral artery supply?

Answer 15

Lateral frontal and parietal

Question 16

What is a hemorrhage above the dura called?

Answer 16

Epidural

Question 17

What is a hemorrhage below the dura called?

Answer 17

Subdural

Question 18

What is a hemorrhage below the arachnoid mater called?

Answer 18

Subarachnoid

Question 19

What is the superior trunk of the brachial plexus?

Answer 19

Form the Union of C5-C6

Question 20

What is the middle trunk of the brachial plexus?

Answer 20

Continuation of C7 nerve root

Question 21

What is the inferior trunk of the brachial plexus?

Answer 21

Form the Union of C8 and T1 roots

Question 22

What does the anterior division of the brachial plexus supply?

Answer 22

Anterior compartments of upper limbs

Question 23

What does the posterior division of the brachial plexus supply?

Answer 23

Posterior compartments of upper limbs

Question 24

What unites to form the lateral cord of the brachial plexus?

Answer 24

Anterior division of superior and middle trunks

Question 25

What continues as the medial cord of the brachial plexus?

Answer 25

Anterior division of inferior trunk

Question 26

What forms the posterior cord of brachial plexus?

Answer 26

Posterior divisions of all 3 trunks unite

Question 27

What are the boundaries of the cubital fossa?

Answer 27

Superiorly by an imaginary line connecting medial and lateral epicondyles

Medially by flexor muscles of forearm (mostly pronator teres)

Laterally by extensor muscles (mostly brachioradialis)

Question 28

What are the contents of the cubital fossa?

Answer 28

Terminal brachial artery

Deep accompanying veins of the arteries

Biceps brachii tendon

Median and radial nerve

Question 29

What are boundaries of the carpal tunnel?

Answer 29

Deep to flexor retinaculum

Between tubercles of scaphoid and trapezoid bones on lateral side of Piriformis and medial side of hook of hamate

Question 30

What are the contents in the carpal tunnel?

Answer 30

Median nerve

9 flexor tendons