Nerves and blood vessels of the upper limb Flashcards
The _____ _______ supplies the skin and deep muscles of the back.
Dorsal ramus.
What divisions of the anterior ramus supply what?
Anterior division supplies the flexor surfaces.
Posterior division supplies the extensor surfaces.
What are the limb nerves which come from the anterior and posterior divisions of the anterior ramus (in the brachial plexus)?
What does the auxillary nerve supply (skin and muscles?).
What does the radial nerve supply?
What happens if you get a radial nerve injury?
What happens if you get an ulnar nerve injury?
As soon as the axillary artery passes the _______ it becomes the _________.
Teres major, brachial artery.
What nerve does musculocutanous nerve supply?
What muscle does it pass through?
What does the median nerve supply?
What structure does it run with in the arm?
What are the nerves which supply the dermatomes here? (don’t worry about all the intricacies)
What would happen with a median nerve injury?
Nerve injury would cause a weak ‘OK’ sign?
What branch is it off which nerve?
What are the two eliminated nerves and what do they supply?
What level do they come out of the brachial plexus?
Long thoracic: Serratus anterior: Roots
Thoracodorsal nerve: Latissimus dorsi: Cords
