Nerves of the Upper Limb Flashcards
The ____ provides somatomotor and somatosensory innervation to the upper extremity
brachial plexus
The brachial plexus arises from the ______ of the spinal cord.
cervical enlargement
Brachial plexus is formed by the anterior rami of cervical spinal nerve roots ____ (at what levels)
C5-T1.
The spinal nerve roots of brachial plexus emerge from the _____ of cervical vertebrae and pass between the anterior and middle scalene muscles(interscalene space) of the neck.
intervertebral foramina
The spinal nerve roots of brachial plexus emerge from intervertebral foramina the of cervical vertebrae and pass between the _________ muscles(interscalene space) of the neck.
anterior and middle scalene
The brachial plexus is made up of the _______ of cervical and thoracic spinal nerves (C5 –T1)
ANTERIOR (VENTRAL) RAMI
____ runs posterior to the anterior scalene muscle within the interscalene space
Subclavian artery
____ runs anterior to anterior scalene
Subclavian vein
portions of the brachial plexus (trunks) emerge posterolateral to the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the lateral neck region, in an area called the ______ through the interscalene space at the level of the ______ of the layrnx
posterior triangle; cricoid cartilage
The brachial plexus maintains an anatomical relationship with vascular structures emerging from the root of the neck (subclavian a. and v.) as it travels _____ to the omohyoid muscle and the clavicle on its way into the axilla.
posterior
____ is used for anesthesia of the brachial plexus
interscalene block
A common complication in interscalene block is partial anesthesia of _____ (muscle) by the ____ nerve
diaphragm; phrenic
____ vein and it’s tributaries also seem to “entangle” themselves with the various branches of the brachial plexus.
axillary vein
As the brachial plexus travels posterior to the clavicle, it enters the axillary region and travels ___ to the pectoralis minor m.
posterior
Brachial plexus Forms an intimate relationship with the _____ artery such that the artery itself runs in the middle of the plexus, surrounded by the cords and terminal branch
axillary a.
As the brachial plexus runs into the axilla, along with the axillary a. and v., it is surrounded in this neurovascular bundle by the ______.
axillary sheath
What are the contents of the axillary sheath?
axillary artery, vein, and brachial plexus
area of cutaneous sensory innervation supplied by a single spinal nerve.
Dermatome
Supraclavicular and upper shoulder region is under the ____ sensory dermatome
C4
Upper lateral arm and shoulder is under the ____ sensory dermatome
C5
Posteriolateral arm and lateral forearm is under the ____ sensory dermatome
C6
Middle of forearm and hand is under the ____ sensory dermatome
C7
Posteriomedial forearm and medial hand is under the ____ sensory dermatome
C8
Medial arm is under the ____ sensory dermatome
T1
Axillary region is under the ____ sensory dermatome
T2-T5
____ refers to a group of muscles that receive motor innervation from a single spinal nerve
myotome
Shoulder elevation is under the ____ myotome
C4
shoulder abduction; elbow flexion is under the ____ myotome
C5
Elbow flexion;wrist extension is under the ____ myotome
C6
Elbow extension; wrist flexion is under the ____ myotome
C7
Thumb and finger extension is under the ____ myotome
C8
Intrinsic hand muscles is under the ____ myotome
T1