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Upper Body- Innervation Flashcards

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What nerve(s) innervate: abductor pollicis brevis

A

median nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: extensor pollicis longus

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deep radial nerve

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What nerve(s) innervate: extensor carpi ulnaris

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deep radial nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: supraspinatus

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suprascapular nerve (C5,6) from the superior trunk of the brachial plexus

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What nerve(s) innervate: abductor digiti minimi (hand)

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deep branch of the ulnar nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: latissimus dorsi

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thoracodorsal nerve (C7,8) from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus

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What nerve(s) innvervate: pectoralis major

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medial and lateral pectoral nerves (C5-T1)

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What nerve(s) innvervate: flexor digitorum profundus

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median nerve (radial one-half); ulnar nerve (ulnar one-half)

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What nerve(s) innvervate: infraspinatus

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suprascapular nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: palmaris brevis

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superficial br. of the ulnar n.

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What nerve(s) innvervate: flexor digitorum superficialis

A

median nerve

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What nerve(s) innervate: extensor digiti minimi

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deep radial nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: serratus anterior

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long thoracic nerve (from ventral rami C5-C7)

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What nerve(s) innvervate: flexor carpi ulnaris

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ulna nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: rhomboideus minor

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dorsal scapular nerve (C5)

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What nerve(s) innvervate: serratus posterior inferior

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branches of the ventral primary rami of spinal nerves T9-T12

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What nerve(s) innervate: extensor digitorum

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deep radial nerve

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What nerve(s) innervate: anconeus

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nerve to anconeus, from the radial nerve

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What nerve(s) innervate: deltoid

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axillary nerve (C5,6) from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus

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What nerve(s) innervate: extensor carpi radialis longus

A

deep radial nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: triceps brachii

A

radial nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: serratus posterior superior

A

branches of the ventral primary rami of spinal nerves T1-T4

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What nerve(s) innervate: brachioradialis

A

radial nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: teres major

A

lower subscapular nerve (C5,6) from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus

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What nerve(s) innvervate: opponens pollicis

A

recurrent branch of median nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: flexor pollicis brevis

A

recurrent branch of the median nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: flexor pollicis longus

A

median nerve

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What nerve(s) innervate: brachialis

A

musculocutaneous nerve (C5,6)

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What nerve(s) innvervate: flexor digiti minimi brevis (hand)

A

deep branch, ulnar nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: pectoralis minor

A

medial pectoral nerve (C8, T1)

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What nerve(s) innvervate: pronator teres

A

median nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: subscapularis

A

upper and lower subscapular nerves (C5,6)

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What nerve(s) innvervate: opponens digiti minimi

A

ulnar nerve, deep branch

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What nerve(s) innvervate: trapezius

A

motor: spinal accessory (XI), proprioception: C3-C4

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What nerve(s) innvervate: palmaris longus

A

median nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: levator scapulae

A

dorsal scapular nerve (C5); the upper part of the muscle receives branches of C3 & C4

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What nerve(s) innvervate: extensor indicis

A

deep radial nerve

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What nerve(s) innervate: abductor pollicis longus

A

radial nerve, deep branch

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What nerve(s) innvervate: extensor pollicis brevis

A

deep radial nerve

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What nerve(s) innervate: adductor pollicis

A

ulnar nerve, deep branch

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What nerve(s) innervate: coracobrachialis

A

musculocutaneous nerve (C5,6)

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What nerve(s) innvervate: subclavius

A

nerve to subclavius (C5)

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What nerve(s) innvervate: rhomboideus major

A

dorsal scapular nerve (C5)

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What nerve(s) innvervate: flexor carpi radialis

A

median nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: supinator

A

deep radial nerve

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What nerve(s) innervate: extensor carpi radialis brevis

A

radial nerve

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What nerve(s) innvervate: pronator quadratus

A

median nerve via the anterior interosseous nerve

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What nerve(s) innervate: biceps brachii

A

musculocutaneous nerve (C5,6)

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What nerve(s) innvervate: teres minor

A

axillary nerve (C5,6) from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus

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