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Nerves of the Upper Limb

1.

a spinal nerve is a mixed nerve formed from the union of _________ and ______

a ventral root and dorsal root

2.

a dorsal root contains _____ fibers and ventral root contains _______

afferent/sensory; efferent/motor

3.

How many pairs of spinal nerves are there? How many of each type?

31 total; 8 cervical 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 coccygeal

4.

C1-C7 spinal nerves exit the vertebral canal ___________ to the vertebrae for which they were named

superior

5.

Where does C8 exist the vertebral canal via the intervertebral foramen?

between C7 and T1

6.

T1 and inferior spinal nerves exit the vertebra canal _____________ to the vertebrae for which they are named

inferior

7.

From which ventral rami is the brachial plexus formed?

c5-t1

8.

how are the subunits of the brachial plexus organized?

roots, trunks, divisions, cords, branches

9.

be able to draw the diagram of the brachial plexus

10.

be able to draw the diagram of the brachial plexus that includes the non-terminal nerves

11.

what are the five terminal branches of the brachial plexus?

muscultocutaneous, axillary, median, radial, and ulnar

12.

which ventral rami form the musculocutaneous n?

C5,C6,C7

13.

which cord does the musculocutaneous nerve directly continue from?

the lateral cord

14.

which nerve pierces corachobrachialis and runs between biceps brachii and brachialis?

musculocutaneous nerve

15.

which nerve innervates all the muscles of the anterior arm?

musculocutaneous nerve

16.

from which ventral rami is the ulnar nerve formed?

C8-T1

17.

Which cord is the ulnar nerve a direct continuation of?

medial cord

18.

which nerve are you compressing when you hit your funny bone?

ulnar nerve

19.

which nerve runs posterior to medial epicondyle and runs medially within anterior forearm

ulnar nerve

20.

what is innervated by the median nerve

five intrinsic hand muscles

first two lumbricals

three muscles of the thenar eminence - opponens pollicis, abductor pollicis, and flexor pollicis (recurrent branch of median n)

And all anterior forearm muscles except flexor carpi ulnaris and half of flexor digitorum profundus

deep anterior forearm muscles are innervated by anterior interosseous n.

21.

what is innervated by ulnar nerve?

all but five intrinsic hand muscles -- these are deep branch of ulnar nerve

1.5 muscles in anterior forearm - flexor carpi ulnaris and half of flexor digitorum profundus

22.

which ventral rami form the median nerve?

C5-T1

23.

Which nerve is formed by one half of the lateral cord and one half of the medial cord?

median nerve

24.

which nerve enters the forearm by passing through the cubital fossa and runs between flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus and is deep to biceps brachii?

median nerve

25.

which nerves are formed from c5-t1?

median nerve and radial nerve

26.

of which cord is the radial nerve a direct continuation of?

the posterior cord

27.

which nerve passes posterior to the humerus within the radial groove?

radial nerve

28.

what does the radial nerve innervate?

plain old radial nerve only innervates brachioradialis, triceps brachii, and extensor carpi radialis longus

deep branch of radial nerve gets supinator and extensor carpi radialis brevis

posterior interosseous nerve gets all the rest

extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi, extensor carpi ulnaris, extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, extensor indices

29.

Which muscles of the hand does the radial nerve innervate/

trick questione. none. it does supply sensory information for the dorsal surface of the area of the thumb

30.

from which ventral rami is the axillary nerve formed?

C5-C6

31.

which two nerves branch off the posterior cord?

the axillary and radial nerve

32.

which nerve wraps around the surgical neck of the humerus, passing posterior?

axilary nerve

33.

what does the axillary nerve innervate?

deltoid and teres minor

34.

which nerve branches directly off ventral ramus c5?

dorsal scapular nerve

35.

which muscles are innervated by the dorsal scapular nerve?

rhomboids major and minor and levator scapulae

36.

which ventral rami directly form the long thoracic nerve?

c5-c7

37.

which nerve innervates serratus anterior?

long thoracic nerve

38.

which nerve is sometimes damaged by a masectomy and what is the result?

the long thoracic nerve; winging of the scapula

39.

which nerve branches off the upper trunk?

suprascapular nerve

40.

which muscles does the suprascapular nerve innervate?

supraspinatus and infraspinatus

41.

what are the nerves of the upper brachial plexus?

suprascapular, long thoracic, and dorsal scapular

42.

what are the pectoral nerves?

medial pectoral nerve and lateral pectoral nerve

43.

where do the medial and pectoral nerves branch off of?

the medial pectoral nerve branches off the medial cord and the lateral pectoral nerve branches off the lateral cord

44.

which nerve innervates pectoralis minor and half of pectoralis major? which nerve innervates pectoralis major only?

medial pectoral innervates major and minor; lateral only innervates major

45.

name the nerves of the lower brachial plexus

upper subscapular

thoracodorsal

lower subscapular

46.

where does the upper subscapular nerve branch from and what does it innervate?

branches from posterior cord and innervates subscapularis (along with the lower subscapular n)

47.

where does lower subscapular nerve branch from and what does it innervate?

branches from posterior cord and innervates subscapularis and teres major

48.

where does thoracodorsal nerve branch from and what does it innervate?

branches off the posterior cord and ventral rami from c6 - c8

innervates latissmus dorsi

49.

draw dermatome vs peripheral nerve map

50.

what is innervated by the lateral pectoral nerve?

pectoralis major

51.

what is innervated by medial pectoral nerve?

pec major and pec minor