Thoracic Ventral Rami

Question 0

The grey ramus communicans joins to the ventral rami of the thoracic spinal nerve (proximal/distal)to the exit of the white ramus communicant.

Answer 0

Proximal

Question 1

Each of the thoracic ventral rami connects to the adjacent sympathetic ganglion through the (grey,white, or both) rami communicans.

Answer 1

Both

Question 2

Name the thoracic ventral rami which are distributed to the thoracic wall only.

Answer 2

T3-T6 ventral rami

Question 3

Name the nerve, which pierce the chest wall in front of the serratus anterior to supply the axillaryskin. __________ of ___________

Answer 3

Lateral cutaneous branch of T1 ventral rami

Question 4

Name the muscles, where intercostal nerves run between them. Outside: ______, Inside: _____

Answer 4

Outside: internal intercostals
Inside: subcostals and innermost intercostals

Question 5

Name three structures, which intercostal nerves pierce to become the anterior cutaneous nerve ofthe thorax.

Answer 5

internal intercostal muscle, external intercostal membrane and pectoralis major.

Question 6

Name the nerve, which supplies the abdominal skin in the upper part of the infrasternal angle.

Answer 6

anterior cutaneous n. T6 ventral ramus

Question 7

Name six muscles, which are innervated by first to sixth thoracic ventral rami.

Answer 7

Serratus posterior superior, internal intercostals, external intercostals, innermost intercostals, subcostals, transversus thoracis.

Question 8

Name two nerves, which might supply the upper digitations of the external oblique abdominalmuscle.

Answer 8

5th and 6th Anterior branches of the lateral cutaneous n.

Question 9

Name the nerves, which supply the skin over the scapular and latissimus dorsi.

Answer 9

Posterior branch of lateral cutaneous nerve

Question 10

Name the nerve which supplies the skin around the umbilicus.

Answer 10

T10 ventral ramus

Question 11

Name three nerves, which innervate the serratus posterior inferior.

Answer 11

T9-11 ventral rami

Question 12

Name the nerve, which passes behind the lateral arcuate ligament.

Answer 12

T12 ventral ramus/subcostal nerve.

Question 13

Name the nerve, which supplies the pyramidalis.

Answer 13

T12 ventral ramus/subcostal nerve.

Question 14

Name the nerve, which supplies the anterior gluteal skin up to the greater trochanter.

Answer 14

Lateral cutaneous branch of T12 ventral ramus.

Question 15

Name the nerves, which might cause clicking rib syndrome by subluxation.

Answer 15

Intercostal nerves

Question 16

Name the nerves, which might cause rectus abdominis syndrome.

Answer 16

Anterior cutaneous branch of an intercostal nerve.