PLEXUSES Flashcards
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CERVICAL PLEXUS
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(C1-C4)
- neck muscles and provides sensory innervation to the anterior and lateral neck.
2
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BRACHIAL PLEXUS
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C5-C8)(T1)
- Innervates motor and sensory of the nerves of the shoulder, arm and hand
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LUMBAR PLEXUS
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(L1-L5)
- Innervates sensory and motor nerves to innervation to several important muscles. Notable muscles include the psoas muscle, quadratus lumborum, lumbar transverse muscles, quadriceps femoris, transversus abdominis, and internal oblique muscles
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SACRAL PLEXUS
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(S1-S5)
- provides motor and sensory nerves for the posterior thigh, most of the lower leg, the entire foot, and part of the pelvis