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1
Q

what are the 5 branches

A

Musculocutaneous, axillary, median, ulnar and radial

2
Q

what are the 5 roots

A

C5, C6, C7, C8 and T1

3
Q

which roots make up the muscuolcutaneous branch

A

C5, C6, C7

4
Q

which roots make up the axillary branch

A

C5, C6

5
Q

which roots make up the median branch

A

C6, C7, C8, T1

6
Q

which roots make up the radial branch

A

C5, C6, C7, C8, T1

7
Q

which roots make up the ulnar branch

A

C8, T1

8
Q

what are the 3 anterior branches

A

muscuolcutaneous, median and ulnar

9
Q

what are the 2 posterior branches

A

axillary and radial

10
Q

what are the names of the 3 cords

A

lateral, posterior and medial

11
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what are the names of the 3 trunks

A

upper, middle and lower

12
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what do the 3 trunks each spilt into

A

an anterior and posterior division

13
Q

what muscles does the muscuolcutaneous nerve supply

A

brachialias, coracobrachialis and biceps brachii

14
Q

what does the ulnar nerve supply

A

flexor carpi ulnaris, muscles of the hand and medial half of the flexor difitorum profundus

15
Q

what muscles does the medial nerve supply

A
flexor muscles in the forearm
lumbricals 1 and 2
opponens pollicis 
abductor pollicis brevis 
flexor pollicis brevis
16
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what muscle does the axially nerve supply

A

deltoid and teres minor

17
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what does the radial nerve supply

A

triceps brachii, extensor muscles in the posterior forearm