Unit Two Nerves Of Hand Flashcards
What two nerves supply the hand
Median and ulnar nerve
Does the radial nerve supply the muscles in the hand
No but does have sensory distribution in the hand
The palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve separates where
Prior to the carpal tunnel and passes over the flexor retinaculum
Palmar cutaneous branch supplies what
Midpalmar surface
What supplies the palmar surfaces of digits 1-3 and lateral half of the 4th, and the dorsum of the distal half of digits 1-4
Sensory branch of median nerve
The ulnar nerve runs distally in the forearm under what muscle
Flexor carpi ulnaris
The ulnar nerve enters the wrist via
Ulnar canal
Does the palmar cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve pass through the flexor retinaculum
No, it passes superficial
The dorsal cutaneous branch of ulnar nerve supplies what
Medial half of dorsum of hand and the 5th finger and medial half of the 4th digit
The palmar cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve supplies what
Proximal hypothenar eminence
The superficial branch of the ulnar supplies what
Anterior surface of the 4th and 5th digits
The deep branch of the ulnar nerve supplies what
Hypothenar muscles, the interossei, lumbricals of 4th and 5th digits and the adductor pollicis and deep head of flexor pollicis brevis, local joints
The ulnar nerve is known as
The nerve of the fine finger movements
The radial nerves supplies what of the hand
Skin over the lateral 2/3rds of the dorsum of the hand, thumb and proximal lateral 1.5 digits
What is the primary and initial complaint of carpal tunnel syndrome
Paresthesias
