Myotomes

Question 1

C5

Answer 1

Shoulder abduction and external rotation

Weak contribution to elbow flexion

Question 2

C6

Answer 2

Elbow flexion
Wrist extension
Wrist supination
Internal rotation of the shoulder

Question 3

C7

Answer 3

Elbow extension
Wrist flexion
Pronation
Weak contribution to finger flexion and extension

Question 4

C8

Answer 4

Finger flexion
Finger extension
Thumb extension
Wrist ulnar deviation

Question 5

T1

Answer 5

Finger abduction

Finger adduction

Question 6

Myotomes upper limb

Answer 6

C5 - T1

Question 7

Myotomes lower limb

Answer 7

L2 -S2

Question 8

L2

Answer 8

Hip flexion

Question 9

L3

Answer 9

Knee extension

hip adduction

Question 10

L4

Answer 10

Ankle dorsiflexion

Question 11

L5

Answer 11

Great toe extension
Ankle inversion
Hip abduction

Question 12

S1

Answer 12

Ankle plantar- flexion
Ankle eversion
Hip extension

Question 13

S2

Answer 13

Knee flexion

Great toe flexion

Question 14

Peripheral nerve injury

Answer 14

Anaesthesia in cutaneous distribution

Paralysis of muscles supplied by the nerve distal to the site of injury

Question 15

Spinal cord injury

Answer 15

Determine the clinical neural level of the injury (lowest level of fully intact sensation and motor function).