Flashcards in Musculocutaneous nerve Deck (7)
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What muscles are innervated by the Musculocutaneous nerve?
Muscles of the anterior compartment of the arm (Coracobrachialis, Biceps brachii and Brachialis)
2
What sensory innervation does the muculocutaneous nerve supply?
Lateral surface of the forearm (via a branch called the lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm)
3
How can a lesion to the Musculocutaneous nerve occur?
Stabbing
4
What motor function is damaged by a lesion to the Musculocutaneous nerve?
Coracobrachialis, Brachialis and Biceps brachii are paralysed
5
What movements are limited due to damage to the Musculocutaneous nerve?
Flexion at the shoulder is weakened
Flexion at the elbow is weakened
Supination is effected
6
Which cord of the Brachial Plexus does the Musculocutaneous nerve arise from?
The lateral cord
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