Thoracic Limb Nerves Flashcards
What nerve innervates the superficial pectoral m.?
Cranial Pectoral Nerve
What nerve innervates the Deep Pectoral muscle?
Caudal Pectoral Nerve
What nerve innervates the cutaneous trunci muscle?
Lateral Thoracic Nerve
What nerve innervates the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles (lateral stabilizers of the shoulder)?
Suprascapular nerve
What nerve innervates the subscapularis muscle?
Subscapular nerve
What nerve innervates the coracobrachialis, biceps brachii, and brachialis mm. (Extensors of the shoulder and Flexors of the elbow)?
Musculocutaneous nerve
What nerve innervates the teres major, teres minor, deltoideus, and part of the subscapularis (stabilizers of the shoulder)?
Axillary nerve.
What nerve innervates the latissimus dorsi m.?
Thoracodorsal nerve
What nerve innervates the Triceps brachii, tensor Fasciae antebrachii, anconeus, extensor carpi radialis, common digitial extensor, supinator, lateral digital extensor and ulnaris lateralis mm. (Extensors of the elbow, carpus and digits)?
Radial Nerve
What nerve innervates the pronator teres, pronator quadratus (pronators of the forelimb) as well as the flexor carpi radialis, superficial digital flexor and part of the deep digital flexor (flexors of the carpus and digits)?
Median Nerve
What nerve innervates the flexor carpi ulnaris and part of the deep digital flexor (flexors of the carpi and digits)?
Ulnar nerve
Which nerve gives sensory innervation to the dorsal aspect of the paw?
Radial nerve
Which nerve(s) give sensory innervation to the palmar aspect of the paw
Median and ulnar n.
Which nerve(s) innervates the interosseous muscle?
Median and ulnar nerves
Which muscles does the suprascapular nerve supply?
Supraspinatus and Infraspinatus
Lateral Scapula/Shoulder
Stabilizers, flexors, extensors of the shoulder
What muscles does the subscapular nerve supply?
Subscapularis
Medial Scapula
Extensor and stabilizer of shoulder
What muscles does the musculocutaneous nerve supply?
Coracobrachialis, Biceps Brachii, Brachialis mm.
Cranial Muscles of the Antebrachium
Flexors of the elbow, extensors of the shoulder
What muscles does the axillary nerve supply?
Deltoideus, teres major, teres minor, subscapularis (partially)
Caudal Scapula/Shoulder
Flexors and stabilizers of the shoulder
What muscles does the thoracodorsal nerve supply?
Latissimus dorsi m.
Lateral Thorax
What muscles does the lateral thoracic nerve supply?
Cutaneous trunci m.
Lateral Thorax
What muscles does the radial nerve supply?
Triceps brachii, anconeus, tensor fasciae antebrachii, extensor carpi radialis, lateral digital extensor, ulnaris lateralis, abductor digiti I longus, supinator
Caudal brachium and cranial antebrachium
Extensors of the elbow, carpus and digits
What muscles does the median nerve supply?
Pronator teres, pronator quadratus, flexor carpi radialis, superficial digital flexor, deep digital flexor
Caudal Antebrachium
Flexors of the carpus and digits
What muscles does the ulnar nerve supply?
Flexor carpi ulnaris, deep digital flexor
Caudal Antebrachium
Flexors of the carpus and digits
