Spinal Nerves Flashcards

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What is the brachial plexus?

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A large nervous system structure that is formed from the ventral rami of spinal nerves C5-C8 and T1.

  • innervates muscles of upper limbs, neck and shoulders
  • result of injury: causes weakness or paralysis of upper limbs
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What is the advantage of forming nerves from a mix of many spinal nerves rather than from individual spinal nerves?

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If a spinal nerve is damaged, you wouldn’t lose total innervation to a limb or limb region.

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Which major nerve arises from the Posterior Cord?

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Radial & Axillary Nerve

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What major nerve arises from the Lateral Cord?

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Musculocutaneous

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What major nerve arises from the Medial Cord?

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Ulnar Nerve

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What major nerve is formed from branches of the lateral and medial cords?

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Median nerve

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What are the five roots of the brachial plexus?

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Ventral Rami C5-T1

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The five roots unite to form?

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Upper, Middle, and Lower Trunks

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The three trunks bifurcate to form?

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Anterior and Posterior Division

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Anterior and Posterior Divisions give rise to?

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Three large fiber bundles:

Lateral, Medial and Posterior Cords

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Give Location, Areas Innervated and the Result of Injury for Musculocutaneous Nerve:

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Location: From Lateral Cord

Areas innervated: innervates flexor muscles in anterior arm (biceps, brachialis & coracobrachialis)

Result of Injury: weakness or loss of elbow flexion

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Give Location, Areas Innervated and the Result of Injury for Median Nerve:

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Location: from a branch of lateral and medial cord

Areas innervated: innervates flexor muscles of forearm, the first two fingers, pronates forearm, flexes wrist & fingers & opposes thumb.

Result of Injury: Loss of pincer grasp

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Give Location, Areas Innervated and the Result of Injury for Ulnar Nerve:

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Location: From Medial Cord

Areas innervated: innervates some flexor muscles in forearm and intrinsic hand muscles; also adducts and abducts medial fingers

Result of Injury: Clawhand (last two fingers become hyperextended)

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Give Location, Areas Innervated and the Result of Injury for Radial nerve:

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Location: From Posterior Cord

Areas innervated: innervates extensors of forearm & hand (elbow extension, supination of forearm, extension of wrist & fingers & abduction of thumb); extends forearm (triceps, brachioradialis)

Result of Injury: Wristdrop (unable to extend hand at wrist)

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Give Location, and Areas Innervated for Axillary Nerve:

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Location: From Posterior Cord

Areas innervated: innervates deltoid & teres minor muscles

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What areas does Medial Pectoral innervate?

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Medial Pectoral: innervates pectoralis minor and pectoralis major

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What area does Thoracodorsal nerve innervate?

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Latissimus Dorsi

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What area does Long Thoracic nerve innervate?

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Serratus Anterior

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What area does Lateral Pectoral nerve innervate?

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Pectoralis Major

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What area does Subscapular nerve innervate?

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Teres major & subscapularis

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What area does Suprascapular nerve innervate?

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Supraspinatus & Infraspinatus

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What are the roots and areas it innervates for the Cervical Plexus?

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From ventral rami of C1-C4

It innervates muscles of neck, shoulder & skin on back of the head, on neck and shoulders.

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What nerve from the cervical plexus innervates the diaphragm for breathing?

What are its spinal roots?

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Phrenic Nerve

Ventral Rami: C3-C5

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Dorsal Rami

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Innervate the deep muscles of the back for motor control and skin for sensory input.

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Ventral Rami
Form Nerve Plexuses
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Nerve Plexuses
Interlacing nerve networks that occur in the cervical, brachial, lumbar and sacral regions and primarily serve the limbs.
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Intercostal Nerves
Ventral rami T2-T12 do not form nerve plexuses. It innervates muscles for breathing
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How is the Brachial Plexus Organized?
Roots (Ventral Rami) C5-T1 ► Trunks (Upper, Middle, Lower) ►Divisions (Anterior, Posterior of each Trunk) ► Cords (Lateral, Medial, Posterior) ► Peripheral Nerves