Nerves- Back

Question 0

Course of suboccipital nerve

Answer 0

runs between cranium and c1 vertebra to reach suboccipital triangle

Question 1

Origin of suboccipital nerve

Answer 1

Posterior ramus of c1 spinal nerve

Question 2

Distribution of sub occipital nerve

Answer 2

muscles of the sub occipital triangle

Question 3

Origin of the Greater occipital nerve

Answer 3

Posterior ramus of C2 spinal nerve

Question 4

Course of Greater Occipital nerve

Answer 4

Emerges inferior to obliquus capitis inferior and ascends to posterior scalp

Question 5

Distribution of Greater Occipital nerve

Answer 5

Skin over neck and occipital bone

Question 6

Origin of lesser occipital nerve

Answer 6

Anterior rami of spinal nerves c2-c3

Question 7

Course of lesser occipital nerve

Answer 7

pass directly to the skin

Question 8

Distribution of lesser occipital nerve

Answer 8

Skin of superior posterolateral neck and scalp posterior to ear

Question 9

Origin of Posterior Rami Nerves C3-C7

Answer 9

Posterior rami spinal nerves c3-c7

Question 10

Course of Posterior rami

Answer 10

Pass segmentally to muscles and skin

Question 11

Distribution of posterior rami

Answer 11

Intrinsic muscles of back and overlying skin adjacent to vertebral column.