Unit 3: Dorsal Rami of the Spinal Nerves Flashcards
Name the dorsal rami of the spinal nerves, which do not divide into medial and lateral branches
C1, S4, S5,& Co1 dorsal rami
The C1 dorsal ramus is smaller than the ventral ramus T/F
False
Name the nerves, which are located between the semispinalis capitis and the semispinalis cervicis
C3-C8 dorsal rami
The C2 dorsal ramus winds around the articular process T/F
false
Name the nerve, which emerges b/w the vertebral artery and the posterior arch of the atlas
1st cervical dorsal ramus or suboccipital nerve
Name four muscles, which are innervated by the C1 dorsal ramus
rectus capitis posterior major and minor
obliquus capitis superior and inferior,
semispinalis capitis
Name the two nerves, which supply the inferior oblique captis muscle
1st and 2nd cervical dorsal ramus
the medial branch of the C2 dorsal ramus is also known as_____
greater occipital nerve
Name three nerves, which pierce the semispinalis capitis & trapezius to supply the skin of the occipital scalp
C1-C3 medial branches of dorsal rami
Name the nerves, which innervate the semispinalis cervicis and multifidus
medial branches of C4-C8
Name the nerves, which innervate the mulitifi
Medial branches of C4-C8, T1-T12, L1-L5, S1-S3
Name the nerves, which innervate the iliocostalis
Dorsal rami T1-L5 rarely C8
Name the sacral nerves, which innervate the multifidi
medial branches S1-S3
Name the three nerves, which run between the semispinalis capitis and cervicis
c3-c8 dorsal root, medial branches
The medial branch of the C3 dorsal ramus is also known as___
least occipital nerve
