Posterior Rami Flashcards
The suboccipital nerve is the posterior rami of which spinal nerve?
Posterior ramus of C1
The great occipital nerve is the posterior rami of which spinal nerve?
Posterior rami of C2
Describe the great occipital nerve
Cutaneous to the posterior scalp
Appears below the suboccipital triangle traveling superiorly
The least occipital nerve is the posterior rami of which spinal nerve?
Posterior rami of C3
What are the anterior rami of cervical spinal nerves?
Cervical and brachial plexus + recurrent meningeal branches
What are the anterior rami of thoracic spinal nerves?
Atypical and typical intercostal nerves, subcostal nerve, recurrent meningeal branches (sensory and sympathetic fibers to dura mater)
What are the posterior rami of thoracic spinal nerves?
Medial and lateral branches
What are the anterior rami of lumbar spinal nerves?
Lumbar plexus, lumbosacral trunk and recurrent meningeal branches
What are the posterior rami of lumbar spinal nerves?
Medial and lateral branches
What are the anterior rami of sacral spinal nerves?
Sacral plexus, coccygeal plexus and recurrent meningeal branches
What are the posterior rami of sacral spinal nerves?
Medial and lateral branches
How many pairs of coccygeal spinal nerves are there?
1
How many pairs of sacral spinal nerves are there?
5
How many pairs of lumbar spinal nerves exist?
5
How many pairs of thoracic spinal nerves exist?
12
