Upper Extremity Innervations Flashcards
trapezius, sternocleidomastoid (SCM)
C3, C4; spinal accessory nerve
rhomboids
C4, C5; dorsal scapular nerve (pre-plexus)
supraspinatus, infraspinatus
C5, C6; upper trunk; suprascapular nerve; nerve passes through spinoglenoid notch (innervates a muscle before and after)
biceps brachii, brachialis
C5, C6; upper trunk; lateral cord; musculocutaneous nerve
deltoid, teres minor
C5, C6; upper trunk; posterior cord; axillary nerve
brachioradialis (BR)
C5, C6; upper trunk; posterior cord; radial nerve
serratus anterior
C5, C6, C7; long thoracic nerve
pectoralis major
C5, C6, C7, C8, T1; upper, middle, lower trunk; medial and lateral cord; medial and lateral pectoral nerves
pronator teres (PT), flexor carpi radialis (FCR)
C6, C7; upper and middle trunk; lateral cord; median nerve
extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL)
C6, C7; upper and middle trunk; posterior cord; radial nerve
triceps, anconeus
C6, C7, C8; upper, middle, lower trunk; posterior cord; radial nerve
latissimus dorsi
C6, C7, C8; upper, middle, lower trunk; posterior cord; thoracodorsal nerve
extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU), extensor indicis proprius (EIP), extensor digitorum (ED)
C7, C8; middle and lower trunk; posterior cord; radial nerve; posterior interosseous nerve (PIN)
flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS)
C7, C8; middle and lower trunk; medial and lateral cord; median nerve
pronator quadratus (PQ), flexor pollicis longus (FPL)
C7, C8, T1; middle and lower trunk; medial and lateral cord; median nerve; anterior interosseous nerve (AIN)