Nerves Flashcards
(Brachial plexus)
Axillary
Skin: shoulder
Muscle: deltoid
(Brachial plexus)
Musculocutaneous
Skin: lateral forearm
Muscle: flexors muscles of arm
(Brachial plexus)
Median
Skin: anterolateral hand
Muscle: flexor muscles of forearm and finger flexors
(Brachial plexus)
Ulnar
Skin: medial hand
Muscle: wrist and many hand muscles
(Brachial plexus)
Radial
Skin: posterolateral arm
Muscle: triceps brachii
(Lumbar plexus)
Lateral femoral cutaneous
Skin: anterior, lateral, posterior thigh
(Lumbar plexus)
Femoral
Skin: anteromedial thigh, medial leg and foot
Muscle: Anterior thigh muscles
(Lumbar plexus)
Obturator
Skin: medial thigh
Muscle: adductor muscles of thigh
(Lumbar plexus)
Saphenous
Skin: medial leg
(Sacral plexus)
Sciatic (which splits into common fibular and tibial)
Skin: N/A
Muscle: posterior thigh muscles
(Sacral plexus)
Trivial
Skin: posterior leg and sole of foot
Muscle: knee flexors and ankle plantar flexors
(Sacral plexus)
Common fibular
Skin: anterior leg and dorsum of foot
Muscle: dorsiflexors of ankle