Spinal Nerves and Named Nerves

Question 1

What is the neck and posterior scalp skin supplied by

Answer 1

Posterior rami of spinal nerves C2-C8

Question 2

The lesser occipital nerve supplies what area of the head?

Answer 2

Skin posterior to the external ear

Question 3

C2 and C3 make up what named nerve?

What does it supply?

Answer 3

Greater auricular nerve

Skin over mandible and some of external ear

Question 4

Skin over the clavicle and should tip is supplied by what nerve?

Answer 4

Supraclavicular nerve (C3,4)

Question 5

C5 and C6 contribute to what nerve?

Answer 5

Axillary nerve

Question 6

Pain in the myocardium is referred to where?

Answer 6

Medial upper arm

Due to T1 and T2 anterior rami

Question 7

The ulnar nerve (C7, 8 & T1) supplies which area of the hand

Answer 7

4th and 5th finger

Question 8

What spinal nerves make up the Radial nerve?

Answer 8

C5, 6, 7, 8, T1

Question 9

What is the anatomical snuff box supplied by?

Answer 9

Radial nerve

Question 10

The thumb and first 2 fingers are supplied by what nerve?

Answer 10

Median (C5, 6, 7, 8, T1)

Question 11

What spinal nerve roots make up the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh?

Answer 11

L2, L3

Question 12

Where does the femoral knee supply (sensory) (L2, 3, 4)

Answer 12

Anterior middle thigh down to the knee

Question 13

What spinal roots does the saphenous nerve come from?

Answer 13

Comes from femoral nerve and is L3, L4 (Note: Femoral is 2, 3, 4)

Question 14

What nerve roots is the superficial fibular nerve from?

Answer 14

L4, L5, S1

Question 15

What nerve root is the deep fibular nerve and where does it supply?

Answer 15

Half of big toe and second toe

Spinal nerve L5

Question 16

What nerve roots does the posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh supply?

Answer 16

S1, S2, S3

Question 17

Where does the sural nerve come from?

Answer 17

Tibial and Common fibular