NS to Upper Extr Flashcards
2 Types of Innervation
Cutaneous
Motor
Cutaneous innervation from upper limb will come from which plexus?
Cervical
Brachial
Cervical plexus come from nerve network from (a) which innervates (b).
a. C1-C4
b. shoulder
Which cord/s will give you your median nerve?
Lateral and medial.
Major terminal branches?
j
Nerve vs general innervated area
C5 - shoulder
C6 - elbow
C7 - wrist
C8 & T1 - hand
What makes upper arm flex?
Musculocutaneous n
Types of injuries to the brachial plexus based on location?
Erb’s palsy (C5, C6)
Klumpke’s palsy (C8, T1)
Winging of the scapula
>Injury to (a) that is a branch of (b) which innervates (c) important for (d).
>To check this disease, (e)
a. C5-C7
b. Long thoracic nerve
c. Serratus anterior
d. holding scapula in the thoracic wall