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PT 620 Brach. Plexus

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The brachial plexus is comprised of ________ ________ of spinal nerves.   ventral rami  
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The plexus is divided into 5 sections what are they? (Real Tired Drink Coffee Totally Black)   1. roots 2. trunks 3. divisions 4. cords 5. terminal branches  
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The roots are made up of the ventral rami of what spinal segments?   C5-T1  
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Where is the roots of the brachial plexus located?   proximally between the anterior and middle scalenes  
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What are the three trunks of the brachial plexus?   1. Upper 2. Middle 3. Lower  
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The upper trunk is made of what roots?   C5 and 6  
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The middle trunk is made up of what roots?   C7  
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The lower trunk is made up of what roots?   C8-T1  
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What is the location when the trunks of the brachial plexus begin?   proximal to the clavicle  
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Where do the divisions of the brachial plexus begin?   under the clavicle  
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Each trunk has an ______ and ________ division   anterior, posterior  
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What join together to for the posterior cord?   all of the posterior divisions  
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The lateral cord is formed by the joining of what divisions?   upper and middle  
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What forms the medial cord?   anterior division of the lower trunk  
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Divisions join together to form?   cords  
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Cords are named according to their relationship to what?   axillary artery  
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What are the three cords?   medial, lateral, and posterior  
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Where do the cords form? where do they head?   deep to the clavicle, they extend distally  
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The three cords terminate as __ branches?   5  
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The posterior cord forms what two nerves?   axillary and radial  
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The spinal cord fibers of the axillary nerve are?   C5 and 6  
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The spinal cord fibers in the radial nerve are?   C5-T1  
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The lateral cord continues as a nerve and a nerve root?   1. musculocutaneous n. 2. lateral root of median n.  
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The spinal cord fibers found in musculocutaneous n. are?   C5, 6, 7  
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The lateral root of the median nerve contains what spinal cord fibers?   C6,7  
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The medial cord splits into a nerve and the root of a nerve?   1. ulnar n. 2. medial root of median n.  
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The ulna nerve has what spinal cord fibers?   C8, T1 and often C7  
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The medial root of the median nerve contains what spinal cord fibers?   C8-T1  
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The lateral root of the median nerve joins with the medial root of the median n. to form the ______ n.   median  
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The median nerve contains what spinal cord fibers?   C6-T1  
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What are the three nerves that branch off from the roots of the brachial plexus?   1. dorsal scapular 2. phrenic n. 3. long thoracic nerve  
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What nerve branches from the roots of C4, 5?   dorsal scapular  
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The phrenic nerve branches from the roots of what spinal cord segement?   C3, 4, 5  
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The long thoracic nerve branches from the roots of what spinal cord segment?   C5, 6, 7  
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What two branches come off the upper trunk?   1. nerve to subclavius 2. suprascapular n.  
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What are the spinal cord segments represented in nerve to subclavius? suprascapular?   1. C5, 6 2. C5, 6  
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Are there an branches from the lower and middle trunk?   NO  
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What is the branch from the lateral cord?   lateral pectoral n.  
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What spinal cord branches are represented in the lateral pectoral n.?   C5,6,7  
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What three branches come from the medial cord?   1. medial pectoral n 2. medial brachial cutaneous n. 3. medial antebrachial cutaneous n.  
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Each of the branches of the medial cord have what spinal cord segments represented?   C8, T1  
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What are the three branches of the posterior cord?   1. Upper subscapular 2. Thoracodorsal 3. lower subscapular  
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Name the spinal cord segments in the upper subscapular? thoracodorsal? lower subscapular?   1. C5 2. C6,7,8 3. C6  
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The posterior cord is made up of what two nn?   radial and axillary  
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The radial n. innervates what two groups of muscles?   1. extensors 2. supinator  
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The axillary n. goes to what two muscles?   1. deltoid 2. teres minor  
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The musculocutaneous n. innervates what muscle? what area of skin?   1. elbow flexors 2. forearm  
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The ulnar nerve innervates...   2 muscles of the forearm, and Most hand intrinsics  
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The median nerve innervates....   MOST forearm flexors, and a few hand intrinsics  
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What causes Erb's Palsy?   excessive neck lateral flexion and shoulder depression  
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when is Erb's Palsy most common?   during birth or a stinger in football  
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What nerve roots are usually effected?   Evulsion or stretching of C5 and 6  
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What happens to the Upper Extremity?   waiter's position, arm adducted, internally rotated, wrist flexion, shoulder and elbow extension  
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What is Klumpke's palsy?   injury with arms overhead causing the eveulsion or stretching of C8 and T1  
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What muscles are affected the most?   hand intrinsics  
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The shoulder shrug is what myotome?   C4  
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Shoulder abduction, external rotation is what myotome?   C5  
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The C5,6 myotome is...   elbow flexion  
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Wrist extension is what myotome   C6  
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Elbow extension and wrist flexion is what myotome?   C7  
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Finger flexion is what myotome?   C8  
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T1 myotome is...   finger ABD and ADD  
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