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What is the Acronym for the Brachial Plexus Segmentations?

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R T D C N

  • Roots
  • Trunks
  • Division
  • Cords
  • Peripheral Nerves

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What are the Ventral Rami/roots of the spinal nerve for the Brachial Plexus?

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C5

C6

C7

C8

T1

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What are the segmentations of the Trunks for the Brachial Plexus?

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  1. Upper Trunk
  2. Middle Trunk
  3. Lower Trunk
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What Ventral Rami of the Spinal nerves innervate the Upper Trunk?

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C5

C6

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What Ventral Rami of the Spinal nerves innervate the Middle Trunk?

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C7

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What Ventral Rami of the Spinal nerves innervate the Lower Trunk?

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C8

T1

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Each of the Trunks in the Brachial plexus divid into what?

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Divisions of Anterior and Posterior

6 total Divisions

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The Anterior divisions of the Brachial plexus innervate which muscles?

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Flexors

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The posterior divisions of the brachial plexus innervate which muscles?

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Extensors

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After the Divisions of the Brachial plexus, what comes next and its segmentations?

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Cords

  • Lateral Cord
  • Posterior Cord
  • Medial Cord
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The lateral cord is made up of which Trunk divisions?

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Upper Anterior (C5-C6)
Middle Anterior (C7)
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The Posterior Cord is made up of which trunk divisions?

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Upper Posterior (C5-C6)

Middle Posterior (C7)

Lower Posterior (C8-T1)

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The Medial Cord is made up of which trunk divisions?

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Lower Posterior (C8-T1)

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After the Cords, the next segmentation is?

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Peripheral Nerves

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What are the Peripheral nerves of the Brachial plexes that branch of the Cords?

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Axillary (C5-C6)

Musculocutaneous (C5-C7)

Radial (C5-T1)

Median (C6-T1)

Ulnar (C8-T1)

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What segmentations innervate the Axillary Nerve?

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C5-C6

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What segmentations innervate the Musculocutaneous nerve?

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C5-C7

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What segmentations innervate the Radial Nerve?

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C5-T1

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What segmentations innervate the Median Nerve?

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C6-T1

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What Segmentations innervate the Ulnar Nerve?

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(C8-T1)

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Which 2 nerves are not retraceable on the brachial plexus that need to be memorized?

(Less segmentation than their parent cords)

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Axillary N (C5-C6)

Median N (C6-T1)

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What are the Supracalvicular Nerves of the Brachial Plexus?

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Dorsal Scapular N

Suprascapular N

Long Thoracic N

Nerve to the Subclavius

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The Dorsal Scapular Nerve is innervated by which segmentations?

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C3-C5

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The Suprascapular Nerve is innervated by which segmentations?

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C4-C6

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Which segmentations innervate Long Thoracic Nerve?
C5-C7
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Which segmentations innervate Subclavius?
C5-C6
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The Supracavicular Nerves branch directly from the ___________ or ____________ of the brachial plexus.
Anterior Rami or Trunks
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The Infraclavicular Nerves branch directly from the brachial plexus from which section?
Cords
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What muscles are innervated by the Dorsal Scapular Nerve?
(C3-C5) Levator Scapulae Rhomboid Major Rhomboid Minor
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What muscles are innervated by Suprascapular Nerve?
(C4-C6) Supraspinatus Infraspinatus
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What muscles are innervated by Long Thoracic Nerve?
(C5-C7) Serratus Anterior
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The nerves directly going to subcalvius innervate what muscle?
(C5-C6) Subcalvius
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The Brachial plexus Passes under the ____________ and above the _______________
Under Clavicle Above 1st Rib
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What are 3 Situations that could impinge the Brachial plexus?
Costoclavicular Space Narrowing Excessive Neck Lateral Flexion Excessive Horizontal Adbuction
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What situations may cause Costoclavicular space narrowing?
Drooping Shoulders Heavy Backpacks Fixation of the Clavicle with the 1st Rib
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What situations may cause Excessive Neck Lateral Flexion?
Football tackles Falls to the head/shoulder
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Excessive Horizontal Abduction could cause what?
Pectoralis Minor Impingement
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If someones Long Thoracic Nerve is damage, what physical abnormality might one find?
Winging of the Scapula
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The Thoracodorsal nerve innervates which muscle?
Latissimus Dorsi
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How might one injure their Thoracodorsal nerve?
Axilla Surgical Injury
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What are the segmentations for Thoracodorsal Nerve?
C6-C8
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This nerve is Infraclavicular and branches off the Median Cord and innervates Pec Major and Minor
Medial Pectoral Nerve
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What are the segmentations for medial pectoral nerve?
C8-T1
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This nerve branches of the infraclavicular lateral cord and innervates the pectoral muscles.
Lateral Pectoral Nerve
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What are the segmentations for Lateral Pectoral Nerve?
C5-C7
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This nerve branches off the Infraclavicular lateral cord and innervates Coracobrachialis, Biceps Brachii, and Brachialis.
Musculocutaneous Nerve
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What are the segmentations for Musculocutaneous?
C5-C7
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What cutaneous region does Musculocutaenous innervate?
Lateral Antebrachial
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This nerve is infraclavicular and branches off the posterior cord. It innervates the Deltoid muscles and teres Minor
Axillary Nerve
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What cutaneous region does the Axillary nerve innervate?
Superior Lateral Brachial Cut
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What artery runs with the Axillary artery?
Posterior Humeral Circumflex Artery
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What space can the axillary artery be found?
Quadrangular space
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What are the borders of the Quadrangular space?
``` Teres Minor (Superior) Teres Major (Inferior) Triceps Long (Medial) Humerus (Lateral ```
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What contents are found within the Quadrangular space?
- Posterior Humeral Circumflex Artery | - Axillary Nerve
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This nerve runs infraclavicular off the posterior cord. It innervates the Triceps, Anconeus, and Brachioradialis.
Radial Nerve
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What are the branches of the radial nerve?
Deep Radial N | Posterior Interosseous N
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What are the segmentations of the Radial Nerve?
C5-T1
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What are the borders of the Triceps Hiatus?
``` Teres Major (Superior) Humerus (Lateral) Triceps Long (Medial) ```
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What are the contents found within the Triceps Hiatus?
Profunda Brachii A. | Radial N.
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What muscles are innervated by the Deep Radial Nerve?
Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Supinator
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What muscles are innervated by the Posterior Interosseous Nerve?
Extensor Digitorum Extensor Digiti Minimi Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Extensor Pollicis Longus Extensor Pollicis Brevis Exensor Indices Abductor Pollicis Longus
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What regions does the Radial Nerve Innervate?
Posterior Brachial Inferior Lateral Brachial Posterior Antebrachial Superficial Radial
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This nerve comes from the infraclavicular region and branches off the med Cord. It innervates many muscles and its segmentation is C8-T1.
Ulnar N.
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What muscles are innervated by the Ulnar Nerve?
Flexor Carip Ulnaris Flexor Digitorum Profundus Abd Digiti Minimi Flexor Digiti Minimi Opponens Digiti Minimi Lumbricles 3-4 Palmar and Dorsal Interossei Add Pollicis
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What are the cutaneous innervations of the Ulnar Nerve?
Medial Digital NN (Palmar and Dorsal) Medial Wrist, Palm, & Dorsum
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What are the 2 branches of the Ulnar Nerve?
Deep and Superficial
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If one has damage to their ulnar nerve? What abnormality might we see?
Claw Hands
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This nerve comes from the Infraclavicular region and branches off the lateral and medial cord. Its segmentations are C6-T1
Median Nerve
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What muscles are innervated by the Median Nerve?
Pronator Teres Flexor Carpi Radialis Palmaris Longus Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Lumbricles 1-2
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What are the branches off the median nerve?
Anterior Interosseous Nerve Recurrent Median Nerve
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What muscles does he Anterior Interosseous Innervate?
Pronator Quadratus Flexor Pollicis Longus Flexor Digitorum Profundus
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What muscles does the Recurrent Median Nerve Innervate?
Adductor Pollicis Brevis Flexor Pollicis Brevis Opponens Pollicis
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From the Spinal column, Name the segmentations of the Brachial plexus ending at the Ventral Rami/Root
1a. Dorsal Root --> 1b. Ventral Root --> 2. Dorsal Root Ganglion --> 3a. Posterior Rami 3b. Ventral Rami/Root

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