U.E. Neurovascular A Flashcards
What is the Acronym for the Brachial Plexus Segmentations?
R T D C N
- Roots
- Trunks
- Division
- Cords
- Peripheral Nerves
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What are the Ventral Rami/roots of the spinal nerve for the Brachial Plexus?
C5
C6
C7
C8
T1
What are the segmentations of the Trunks for the Brachial Plexus?
- Upper Trunk
- Middle Trunk
- Lower Trunk
What Ventral Rami of the Spinal nerves innervate the Upper Trunk?
C5
C6
What Ventral Rami of the Spinal nerves innervate the Middle Trunk?
C7
What Ventral Rami of the Spinal nerves innervate the Lower Trunk?
C8
T1
Each of the Trunks in the Brachial plexus divid into what?
Divisions of Anterior and Posterior
6 total Divisions
The Anterior divisions of the Brachial plexus innervate which muscles?
Flexors
The posterior divisions of the brachial plexus innervate which muscles?
Extensors
After the Divisions of the Brachial plexus, what comes next and its segmentations?
Cords
- Lateral Cord
- Posterior Cord
- Medial Cord
The lateral cord is made up of which Trunk divisions?
Upper Anterior (C5-C6) Middle Anterior (C7)
The Posterior Cord is made up of which trunk divisions?
Upper Posterior (C5-C6)
Middle Posterior (C7)
Lower Posterior (C8-T1)
The Medial Cord is made up of which trunk divisions?
Lower Posterior (C8-T1)
After the Cords, the next segmentation is?
Peripheral Nerves
What are the Peripheral nerves of the Brachial plexes that branch of the Cords?
Axillary (C5-C6)
Musculocutaneous (C5-C7)
Radial (C5-T1)
Median (C6-T1)
Ulnar (C8-T1)
What segmentations innervate the Axillary Nerve?
C5-C6
What segmentations innervate the Musculocutaneous nerve?
C5-C7
What segmentations innervate the Radial Nerve?
C5-T1
What segmentations innervate the Median Nerve?
C6-T1
What Segmentations innervate the Ulnar Nerve?
(C8-T1)
Which 2 nerves are not retraceable on the brachial plexus that need to be memorized?
(Less segmentation than their parent cords)
Axillary N (C5-C6)
Median N (C6-T1)
What are the Supracalvicular Nerves of the Brachial Plexus?
Dorsal Scapular N
Suprascapular N
Long Thoracic N
Nerve to the Subclavius
The Dorsal Scapular Nerve is innervated by which segmentations?
C3-C5
The Suprascapular Nerve is innervated by which segmentations?
C4-C6
Which segmentations innervate Long Thoracic Nerve?
C5-C7
Which segmentations innervate Subclavius?
C5-C6
The Supracavicular Nerves branch directly from the ___________ or ____________ of the brachial plexus.
Anterior Rami or Trunks
The Infraclavicular Nerves branch directly from the brachial plexus from which section?
Cords
What muscles are innervated by the Dorsal Scapular Nerve?
(C3-C5)
Levator Scapulae
Rhomboid Major
Rhomboid Minor