Testing peripheral nerves

Question 1

What nerve root is involved in shoulder abduction?

Answer 1

C5

Question 2

What nerve root is involved in shoulder adduction?

Answer 2

C5-7

Question 3

What nerve root is involved in elbow flexion?

Answer 3

C5-C6

Question 4

What nerve root is involved in elbow extension?

Answer 4

C7

Question 5

What nerve root is involved in wrist flexion?

Answer 5

C7-8

Question 6

What nerve root is involved in wrist extension?

Answer 6

C7

Question 7

What nerve root is involved in finger flexion?

Answer 7

C8

Question 8

What nerve root is involved in finger extension

Answer 8

C7

Question 9

What nerve root is involved in finger abduction

Answer 9

T1

Question 10

What nerve root is involved in hip flexion

Answer 10

L1-2

Question 11

What nerve root is involved in hip extension

Answer 11

L5-S1

Question 12

What nerve root is involved in hip adduction

Answer 12

L2-3

Question 13

What nerve root is involved in knee flexion

Answer 13

L5-S1

Question 14

What nerve root is involved in knee extension

Answer 14

L3-4

Question 15

What nerve root is involved in ankle dorsiflexion

Answer 15

L4

Question 16

What nerve root is involved in ankle eversion

Answer 16

55-S1

Question 17

What nerve root is involved in ankle plantarflexion

Answer 17

S1-2

Question 18

What nerve root is involved in big toe extension

Answer 18

L5

Question 19

What dermatome is the clavicles?

Answer 19

C3-4

Question 20

What dermatome is the lateral arm/forearm?

Answer 20

C6-7

Question 21

What dermatome is the medial side of the arm

Answer 21

T1

Question 22

What dermatome is the thumb?

Answer 22

C6

Question 23

What dermatome is the middle finger?

Answer 23

C7

Question 24

What dermatome is the little finger?

Answer 24

C8

Question 25

What dermatome are the nipples?

Answer 25

T4

Question 26

What dermatome is the umbilicus?

Answer 26

T10

Question 27

What dermatome is the inguinal ligament?

Answer 27

L1

Question 28

What dermatome is the anterior and inner leg?

Answer 28

L2-3

Question 29

What dermatome is the medial side of the big toe?

Answer 29

L5

Question 30

What dermatome is the posterior and outer leg

Answer 30

L5, S1-2

Question 31

What dermatome is the lateral margin of the foot and little toe?

Answer 31

S1

Question 32

What dermatome is the perineum

Answer 32

S2-4