Exam 1 (Nerves and what they supply) Flashcards
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Supplies the SCM and Trapezius
Spinal accessory nerve
Supplies rhomboid minor/major, and levator scap
Dorsal scapular nerve
Supplies Semispinalis capitis and scalp
Greater occipital nerve
Supplies rectus capitis posterior major/minor, obliquus capitis superior/inferior
Suboccipital nerve
Supplies scalp in lateral area of head, posterior to the ear
Lesser occipital nerve
Supplies Skin overlying parotid gland, external ear, and posteior auricular region
Great auricular nerve
Supplies skin over anterior and lateral aspects of neck
Transverse cervical nerve
Supplies skin above and below clavicle
Supraclavicular nerve
Supplies diaphragm
Phrenic nerve
Supplies supraspinatus and infraspinatus
Subscapular nerve
Supplies deltoid and teres minor
Axillary nerve
Supplies subclavius
Nerve to subclavius
Supplies Serratus anterior
Long thoracic nerve
Supplies Pec major
Lateral pectoral nerve
Supplies Pec major/minor
Medial pectoral nerve
SUpplies subscapularis
Upper subscapular nerve
Supplies teres major and subscapularis
Lower subscapular nerve
Supplies Lattissimus dorsi
Thoracodorsal nerve
Supplies skin on medial surface of arm
Medial cutaneous nerve of arm
Supplies skin on medial surface of forearm
Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm
Supplies biceps brachii, brachialis, and coracobrachialis
Musculocutaneous nerve
Supplies lateral part of palm
Palmar cutaneous branch
Supplies abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis, and opponens pollicis
Recurrent branch of median nerve
Supplies Lumbricals 1 and 2, pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis, palmaris longus, and flexor digitorum superficialis
Median nerve