Peripheral Nervous Sytem: Upper Body MSTN121 - Neurophysiology Session 10 Department of Myotherapy
Cervical Plexus Accessory nerve (CN11 + C1-5) Motor: trapezius and sternocleidomastoid Greater auricular nerve (C2-3) Sensory: external ear and mastoid region Occipital nerves (C2-3) Sensory: occipital region Transverse cervical (C2-3) Sensory: cephalad/anterior neck Supraclavicular nerve (C3-4) Sensory: clavicle and scalene region Phrenic nerve (C3-5) Motor: diaphragm Image: (Felten & Shetty, 2009)
Neck and Face Sensory Innervation Image: (Felten & Shetty, 2009)
Brachial Plexus Dorsal scapular nerve Suprascapular nerve Thoracodorsal nerve Medial pectoral nerve Lateral pectoral nerve Subscapular nerves Medial cutaneous nerves of the forearm and arm Ulnar nerve Median nerve Radial nerve Axillary nerve Musculocutaneous nerve Image:
Musculocutaneous Nerve (lateral cord via C5-7) Motor: biceps brachii, brachialis and coracobrachialis (BBC) Sensory: lateral forearm Image:
Median Nerve (lateral and medial cord, C5-T1) Motor: Pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis, palmaris longus, flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus (radial side), flexor pollicis longus, pronator quadratus, lumbricals 1+2, opponens pollicis, abductor pollicis brevis and flexor pollicis brevis (superficial head) (LOAF) Sensory: lateral palmar surface and distal and middle phalanges 1-3, half of 4 th Image:
Ulnar Nerve (medial cord, C8-T1) Motor: Flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor digitorum profundus (ulnar side) Hand intrinsics: abductor digiti minimi, opponens digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi brevis, palmar and dorsal interossei, lumbricals 3-4, adductor pollicis, palmaris brevis and flexor pollicis brevis (deep head) Sensory: medial palmar surface and entire 5 th phalanx, half of 4 th and posterior aspect of the proximal phalanx of 3 rd. Image:
Radial Nerve (posterior cord, C5-T1) Motor: Triceps brachii, anconeus, brachioradialis, extensor carpi radialis longus/brevis, extensor carpi ulnaris, extensor digitorum, supinator, extensor digiti minimi, extensor pollicis longus, extensor indicis, abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis. Sensory: lateral/posterior hand up to proximal phalanges of 1 st to 3 rd ( superficial radial N.) Posterolateral arm and posterior forearm cutaneous branches of the radial N. Image:
Axillary Nerve (posterior cord, C5-6) Motor: Teres minor and deltoid Sensory: lateral deltoid region and proximal arm Image:
Suprascapular Nerve (C4-6) Motor: supraspinatus and infraspinatus Image: (Visible body, 2016)
Dorsal Scapular Nerve (C5) Motor: rhomboids and levator scapula Image: (Visible body, 2016)
Other nerves Thoracodorsal N C5-6 Latissimus dorsi Medial pectoral N. C8-T1 pectoralis minor and major Long thoracic N. C5-7 Serratus anterior Lateral pectoral N. C5-7 - pectoralis major Image: (Visible body, 2016)
References Felten, DL & Shetty, A 2009, Netter s Atlas of Neuroscience, 2 nd edn, Elsevier, Sydney Lundy-Ekman, L 2013, Neuroscience: fundamentals for rehabilitation, 4th edn, Elsevier, Sydney.
Image References Argosy Publishing 2016, Visible Body, viewed 20 July 2015, < http://www.visiblebody.com/index.htm>. Felten, DL & Shetty, A 2009, Netter s Atlas of Neuroscience, 2 nd edn, Elsevier, Sydney Lundy-Ekman, L 2013, Neuroscience: fundamentals for rehabilitation, 4th edn, Elsevier, Sydney.
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