NerveRoot Evaluations Flashcards
Learn the upper and lower extremity nerve roots. (16 cards)
Shoulder abduction
deltoid (axillary nerve)
Forearm flexion
biceps (musculocutaneous nerve)
Wrist extension
extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis, extensor carpi ulnaris (radial nerve)
Elbow extension
triceps (radial nerve)
Wrist flexion
flexor carpi radialis (median nerve), flexor carpi ularis (ulnar nerve)
Finger extension
extensor digitorum communis, extensor indicis profundus, extensor digiti minimi (radial nerve)
Finger flexion
flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus, lumbricals (median and ulnar nerve)
Finger abduction
dorsal interossei (ulnar nerve)
Finger adduction
palmar interossei (ulnar nerve
Foot inversion and dorsiflexion
tibialis anterior (deep peroneal nerve)
Big toe dorsiflexion
extensor hallucis longus (deep peroneal nerve)
Toes 2,3,4 dorsiflexion
extensor digitorum longus and brevis (deep peroneal nerve)
Hip/thigh abduction
gluteus medius and minimus (superior gluteal nerve)
Foot plantar flexion
Gastrocnemius and soleus (tibial nerve)
Foot plantar flexion and eversion
peroneus longus and brevis (superficial peroneal nerve)
Hip extension
Gluteus maximus (inferior gluteal nerve)