U.E. Neurovascular A Flashcards

1
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What is the Acronym for the Brachial Plexus Segmentations?

A

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?

A

C5

C6

C7

C8

T1

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3
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What are the segmentations of the Trunks for the Brachial Plexus?

A
  1. Upper Trunk
  2. Middle Trunk
  3. Lower Trunk
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4
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What Ventral Rami of the Spinal nerves innervate the Upper Trunk?

A

C5

C6

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5
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What Ventral Rami of the Spinal nerves innervate the Middle Trunk?

A

C7

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6
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What Ventral Rami of the Spinal nerves innervate the Lower Trunk?

A

C8

T1

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7
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Each of the Trunks in the Brachial plexus divid into what?

A

Divisions of Anterior and Posterior

6 total Divisions

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The Anterior divisions of the Brachial plexus innervate which muscles?

A

Flexors

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9
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The posterior divisions of the brachial plexus innervate which muscles?

A

Extensors

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10
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After the Divisions of the Brachial plexus, what comes next and its segmentations?

A

Cords

  • Lateral Cord
  • Posterior Cord
  • Medial Cord
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11
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The lateral cord is made up of which Trunk divisions?

A
Upper Anterior (C5-C6)
Middle Anterior (C7)
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12
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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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13
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The Medial Cord is made up of which trunk divisions?

A

Lower Posterior (C8-T1)

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14
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After the Cords, the next segmentation is?

A

Peripheral Nerves

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15
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What are the Peripheral nerves of the Brachial plexes that branch of the Cords?

A

Axillary (C5-C6)

Musculocutaneous (C5-C7)

Radial (C5-T1)

Median (C6-T1)

Ulnar (C8-T1)

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16
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What segmentations innervate the Axillary Nerve?

A

C5-C6

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17
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What segmentations innervate the Musculocutaneous nerve?

A

C5-C7

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18
Q

What segmentations innervate the Radial Nerve?

A

C5-T1

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19
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What segmentations innervate the Median Nerve?

A

C6-T1

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20
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What Segmentations innervate the Ulnar Nerve?

A

(C8-T1)

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21
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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)

A

Axillary N (C5-C6)

Median N (C6-T1)

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22
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What are the Supracalvicular Nerves of the Brachial Plexus?

A

Dorsal Scapular N

Suprascapular N

Long Thoracic N

Nerve to the Subclavius

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23
Q

The Dorsal Scapular Nerve is innervated by which segmentations?

A

C3-C5

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24
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The Suprascapular Nerve is innervated by which segmentations?

A

C4-C6

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25
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Which segmentations innervate Long Thoracic Nerve?

A

C5-C7

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26
Q

Which segmentations innervate Subclavius?

A

C5-C6

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27
Q

The Supracavicular Nerves branch directly from the ___________ or ____________ of the brachial plexus.

A

Anterior Rami or Trunks

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28
Q

The Infraclavicular Nerves branch directly from the brachial plexus from which section?

A

Cords

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29
Q

What muscles are innervated by the Dorsal Scapular Nerve?

A

(C3-C5)

Levator Scapulae

Rhomboid Major

Rhomboid Minor

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30
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What muscles are innervated by Suprascapular Nerve?

A

(C4-C6)

Supraspinatus

Infraspinatus

31
Q

What muscles are innervated by Long Thoracic Nerve?

A

(C5-C7)

Serratus Anterior

32
Q

The nerves directly going to subcalvius innervate what muscle?

A

(C5-C6)

Subcalvius

33
Q

The Brachial plexus Passes under the ____________ and above the _______________

A

Under Clavicle

Above 1st Rib

34
Q

What are 3 Situations that could impinge the Brachial plexus?

A

Costoclavicular Space Narrowing

Excessive Neck Lateral Flexion

Excessive Horizontal Adbuction

35
Q

What situations may cause Costoclavicular space narrowing?

A

Drooping Shoulders

Heavy Backpacks

Fixation of the Clavicle with the 1st Rib

36
Q

What situations may cause Excessive Neck Lateral Flexion?

A

Football tackles

Falls to the head/shoulder

37
Q

Excessive Horizontal Abduction could cause what?

A

Pectoralis Minor Impingement

38
Q

If someones Long Thoracic Nerve is damage, what physical abnormality might one find?

A

Winging of the Scapula

39
Q

The Thoracodorsal nerve innervates which muscle?

A

Latissimus Dorsi

40
Q

How might one injure their Thoracodorsal nerve?

A

Axilla Surgical Injury

41
Q

What are the segmentations for Thoracodorsal Nerve?

A

C6-C8

42
Q

This nerve is Infraclavicular and branches off the Median Cord and innervates Pec Major and Minor

A

Medial Pectoral Nerve

43
Q

What are the segmentations for medial pectoral nerve?

A

C8-T1

44
Q

This nerve branches of the infraclavicular lateral cord and innervates the pectoral muscles.

A

Lateral Pectoral Nerve

45
Q

What are the segmentations for Lateral Pectoral Nerve?

A

C5-C7

46
Q

This nerve branches off the Infraclavicular lateral cord and innervates Coracobrachialis, Biceps Brachii, and Brachialis.

A

Musculocutaneous Nerve

47
Q

What are the segmentations for Musculocutaneous?

A

C5-C7

48
Q

What cutaneous region does Musculocutaenous innervate?

A

Lateral Antebrachial

49
Q

This nerve is infraclavicular and branches off the posterior cord. It innervates the Deltoid muscles and teres Minor

A

Axillary Nerve

50
Q

What cutaneous region does the Axillary nerve innervate?

A

Superior Lateral Brachial Cut

51
Q

What artery runs with the Axillary artery?

A

Posterior Humeral Circumflex Artery

52
Q

What space can the axillary artery be found?

A

Quadrangular space

53
Q

What are the borders of the Quadrangular space?

A
Teres Minor (Superior)
Teres Major (Inferior)
Triceps Long (Medial)
Humerus (Lateral
54
Q

What contents are found within the Quadrangular space?

A
  • Posterior Humeral Circumflex Artery

- Axillary Nerve

55
Q

This nerve runs infraclavicular off the posterior cord. It innervates the Triceps, Anconeus, and Brachioradialis.

A

Radial Nerve

56
Q

What are the branches of the radial nerve?

A

Deep Radial N

Posterior Interosseous N

57
Q

What are the segmentations of the Radial Nerve?

A

C5-T1

58
Q

What are the borders of the Triceps Hiatus?

A
Teres Major (Superior)
Humerus (Lateral)
Triceps Long (Medial)
59
Q

What are the contents found within the Triceps Hiatus?

A

Profunda Brachii A.

Radial N.

60
Q

What muscles are innervated by the Deep Radial Nerve?

A

Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus

Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis

Supinator

61
Q

What muscles are innervated by the Posterior Interosseous Nerve?

A

Extensor Digitorum

Extensor Digiti Minimi

Extensor Carpi Ulnaris

Extensor Pollicis Longus

Extensor Pollicis Brevis

Exensor Indices

Abductor Pollicis Longus

62
Q

What regions does the Radial Nerve Innervate?

A

Posterior Brachial

Inferior Lateral Brachial

Posterior Antebrachial

Superficial Radial

63
Q

This nerve comes from the infraclavicular region and branches off the med Cord. It innervates many muscles and its segmentation is C8-T1.

A

Ulnar N.

64
Q

What muscles are innervated by the Ulnar Nerve?

A

Flexor Carip Ulnaris

Flexor Digitorum Profundus

Abd Digiti Minimi

Flexor Digiti Minimi

Opponens Digiti Minimi

Lumbricles 3-4

Palmar and Dorsal Interossei

Add Pollicis

65
Q

What are the cutaneous innervations of the Ulnar Nerve?

A

Medial Digital NN (Palmar and Dorsal)

Medial Wrist, Palm, & Dorsum

66
Q

What are the 2 branches of the Ulnar Nerve?

A

Deep and Superficial

67
Q

If one has damage to their ulnar nerve? What abnormality might we see?

A

Claw Hands

68
Q

This nerve comes from the Infraclavicular region and branches off the lateral and medial cord. Its segmentations are C6-T1

A

Median Nerve

69
Q

What muscles are innervated by the Median Nerve?

A

Pronator Teres

Flexor Carpi Radialis

Palmaris Longus

Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

Lumbricles 1-2

70
Q

What are the branches off the median nerve?

A

Anterior Interosseous Nerve

Recurrent Median Nerve

71
Q

What muscles does he Anterior Interosseous Innervate?

A

Pronator Quadratus

Flexor Pollicis Longus

Flexor Digitorum Profundus

72
Q

What muscles does the Recurrent Median Nerve Innervate?

A

Adductor Pollicis Brevis

Flexor Pollicis Brevis

Opponens Pollicis

73
Q

From the Spinal column, Name the segmentations of the Brachial plexus ending at the Ventral Rami/Root

A

1a. Dorsal Root –>
1b. Ventral Root –>
2. Dorsal Root Ganglion –>
3a. Posterior Rami
3b. Ventral Rami/Root