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Week 10 Peripheral Nerve Anatomy Flashcards

1
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The cervical plexus innervates what section of the spine:

A

C1 - C4

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The brachial plexus innervates what section of the spine:

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C5 - T1

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The composition of the brachial plexus are:

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  • Ventral Rami (ROOTS)
  • Trunks
  • Divisions
  • Cords
  • Branches
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Number the brachial composition in order.

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5 - Ventral Rami (ROOTS)
3 - Trunks 
6 - Divisions
3 - Cords
4 - Branches
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5
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The brachial plexus roots, trunks, and divisions are found in the __________ of the neck and ______.

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  • posterior triangle

- supraclavicular

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6
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The brachial plexus cords and branches are found _____ and _______.

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  • axilla

- Infraclavicular

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T/F: The five ventral rami of the brachial plexus may include C4 and T2.

A

True

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8
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Where do the roots pass at the scalene muscle?

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Lateral border

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9
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Where does the interscalene space reside:

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Between the anterior and middle scalene muscle

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10
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Injection into the interscalene space will produce a complete block of the ________.

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Upper extremity

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What would occur to the block if there were individual septa.

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Incomplete block

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12
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The ventral division of the brachial plexus innervate the _____ portion.

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flexor (posterior to clavicle)

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The dorsal division of the brachial plexus innervate the ____ portion.

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extensor portion (posterior to clavicle)

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14
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The brachial plexus cords in the axilla of the dorsal division combine to form the ______.

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Posterior Cords

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The brachial plexus cords in the axilla of the ventral division combine to form the ______ and ______ cords.

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  • lateral

- medial

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16
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The brachial plexus branches of the lateral cord innervate what nerves:

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  • musculocutaneous nerve

- lateral root of median nerve

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17
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The brachial plexus branches of the medial cord innervate what nerves:

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  • medial root of medial nerve

- Ulnar Nerve

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18
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The brachial plexus branches of the posterior cord innervate what nerves:

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  • axilla nerve

- radial nerve

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19
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The axillary nerve innervates:

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-Deltoid and skin covering it

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20
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The axillary nerve is formed from ___, passes from _____ to ___, and is ____ to the neck of the humerus.

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  • C5-C6
  • axilla
  • shoulder
  • posterior
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21
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The radial nerve is formed from _____.

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C5 - T1

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22
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List the pathway in order of the radial nerve starting at C5 - T1:

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  • passes from axilla to arm
  • Descends along shaft of humerous
  • Crosses elbow anterior to lateral epicondyle
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23
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What does the radial nerve innervate between axilla and arm:

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  • long head of tricep
    - posterior brachial cutaneous branch
    - skin covering the muscle
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24
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What does the radial nerve innervate along the shaft of the humerous:

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-Inferior lateral cutaneous branch
posterior arm
-Posterior antebrachial cutaneous branch
posterior surface of forearm

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25
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What does the radial nerve innervate along the elbow to lateral epicondyle.

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-Superficial branch
Dorsum of the hand onto the thumb, index middle
and ring and finger.

-Deep
Many of the muscles of wrist and hand

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26
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What would be the radial nerve’s natural response to stimulation:

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  • Wrist extension
  • Metacarpophalangeal extension
  • Thumb Abduction
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27
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The musculocutaneous nerve is formed by:

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-C5 to C7

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28
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Which nerve pierces through the coracobrachilis muscle.

A

-Musculocuatneous

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29
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What does the musculocutaneous nerve innervate that descends between brachialis muscle and the biceps brachii muscle

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Innervates all these muscle

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30
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The musculocutaneous nerve at the elbow becomes what nerve:

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-lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve

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31
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What type of motor response is the musculocutaneous nerve responsible for:

A

bicep flexion

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32
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What cervical segment does the median nerve come from:

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C5 to T1

33
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What artery does the median nerve follow:

A

bracial artery

34
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What muscles are innervated by the median nerve:

A
  • forearm
  • wrist
  • fingers
  • thumb
  • pronators
  • flexors
  • abduction and oppostion
35
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What motor response is the median nerve responsible for:

A
  • wrist flexion
  • fingers flexion
  • Thumb opposition
36
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What segment of the spine does the medial cutaneous branch come:

A

T1

37
Q

What does the medial brachial cutaneous branch innervate:

A

-skin covering the medial surface of the arm

38
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What does the medial antebrachial cutaneous branch innervate:

A

-skin on the medial aspect of the forearm

39
Q

What segment of the spine does the ulnar nerve come:

A

-C8 to T1

40
Q

What path does the ulnar nerve take starting at C8 to T1:

A
  • Descend with brachial artery
  • Crosses the elbow posterior to medial epicondyle
  • Continues down the forearm
41
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What part of the arm does the ulnar nerve innervate:

A
  • Muscles in the wrist, fingers, and THUMB
  • Dorsal and medial surface of hand
  • Dorsam surface of the ring and little finger
42
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The motor function of the ulnar nerve:

A
  • Ulnar deviation o the wrist
  • metacarpo-phalangeal flexion
  • thumb adduction
43
Q

The lumbosacral plexus is formed by what segments of the spine:

A

-L1 to S5

44
Q

T/F: Lumbosacral plexus may include T12.

A

TRUE

45
Q

The iliohypogastric nerve is formed by what segment of the spine:

A

T12 - L1

46
Q

What does the iliohypogastric innervate:

A
  • muscle, skin, PARIETAL PERITONEUM

- skin inferior abdomen and buttocks

47
Q

The ilioinguinal nerve is form by what segment of the spine:

A

T12 to L1

48
Q

The ilioinguinal nerve route from T12 to L1 is:

A
  • travels in abdominal wall
  • pierces posterior wall of the inguinal canal
  • passes through superficial inguinal ring
  • TERMINATES on the anterior scrotum of labia majora
49
Q

What does the ilioinguinal nerve innervate:

A
  • Superior, medial thigh

- Portions of external genitalia

50
Q

The genitofemoral nerve is formed by what segment of the spine:

A

L1 to L2

51
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The genitofemoral nerve route from L1 to L2:

A
  • abdominal wall
  • Passes through deep inguinal canal
  • passes through superficial inguinal ring
  • terminates on anterior scrotum or labia majora
52
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The genitofemoral innervates:

A
  • Skin covering the femoral hiatus

- Skin on the scrotum or labia majora

53
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The pudendal nerve comes from what segment of the spine:

A

-S2 to S4

54
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The route of the pudendal nerve from S2 to S4

A
  • passes from pelvis through greater sciatic foramen into gluteal region
  • Passses posterior to ischial spine and into perineum
55
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What does the pudendal nerve innervate:

A

-muscle and skin of the perineum

56
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The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve comes from what segment of the spine:

A

-L2 to L3

57
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The pathway the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve starting from L2 to L3:

A
  • descends the posterior abdominal wall

- crosses iliac crest into pelvis and down to inguinal ligament and anterior iliac spine

58
Q

The lateral femoral cutaneous innervates what:

A

-skin on the lateral aspect of thigh to the level of the knee

59
Q

The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve is formed by what segment of the spine:

A

S1 to S3

60
Q

The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve route from S1 to S3 is:

A
  • pelvis to gluteal region

- posterior region

61
Q

What does the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve innervate:

A

-skin posterior to the thigh from hip to midcalf

62
Q

The obturator nerve is formed from what segment of the spine:

A

-L2 to L4

63
Q

The route the obturator goes from L2 to L4:

A

-Travels the medial compartment of thigh

64
Q

The obturator nerve innervate

A
  • muscles of the thigh

- medial thigh

65
Q

The obturator nerve motor function:

A
  • controls adduction
  • flexion
  • extension of hip
66
Q

The femoral nerve is formed from what segment of the spine:

A

-L2 to L4

67
Q

The femoral route from L2 to L4 is :

A
  • through the pelvis
  • Deep into inguinal ligament
  • Enters anterior compartment of thigh
  • Divides into multiple branches below inguinal ligament
68
Q

What saphenous nerve stems from what other nerve:

A

-femoral nerve

69
Q

What does the femoral nerve innervate:

A

Muscle:

  • rectus femoris
  • vastus lateralis
  • vastus intermedius
  • vastus medialis
  • sartorious

SKIN:
-anterior thigh

70
Q

The sciatic nerve is formed from what segment of the spine:

A

L4 to S3

71
Q

The sciatic nerve is formed by the junction of ____ (anterior) L4 - L5 which is the _____ and the _____(posterior) nerve from L4 - S2.

A
  • tibial nerve
  • largest
  • common peroneal
72
Q

What muscles function does the sciatic nerve control before the popliteal fossa:

A
  • hip extension

- flexion of knee

73
Q

List the peripheral nerves the tibial nerve branches into :

A
  • medial plantar nerve
  • lateral plantar nerve
  • Two branches innervate plantar surface of foot
74
Q

The Sural nerve is formed by:

A

Union of the tibial nerve and common peroneal nerve

follows the saphenous nerve

75
Q

The sural nerve innervates:

A
  • posterior sole of foot
  • posterior heel
  • achilles tendon above ankle)
76
Q

What is the motor response for the tibial nerve:

A
  • plantar flexion of foot and toes

- inversion of foot

77
Q

What is the motor response for the superficial peroneal nerve:

A
  • abduction of the foot

- Eversion of the foot

78
Q

What is the motor response for the deep peroneal nerve:

A

-upward

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