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Where does the brachial plexus arise from |
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what kind of fibers does the bplexus carry? |
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O: anterior ramus of c5
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Superior: C5 and 6
M: c 7
I: c8 t1 |
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Each trunk div into 2 divisions
Anterior: flexor
POsterior: Extensors |
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Lateral: Anterior divisions of superior and middle trunks
POsterior: all three posterior divsions of the trunk
Medial: anterior divison of inferior trunk |
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Lateral Cord Terminal branches |
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MC
and lateral root of median nerve |
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medial cord terminal branches |
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POsterior cord terminal branches |
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Comes c5 root
rhomboids
levator scapula |
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Roots of c5,6,7
Serratus Posterior Anterior |
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Upper trunk
suprasinatus and infra spinatus |
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Pectoralis Major clavicular nerve
c5,6,7 |
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C5,6,7
ends at lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve |
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Pec Minor
Sterno Coastal part of p. major
c8, t1 |
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Medial Brachial Cutaneous |
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sensation to medial aspect of arm up to medial epicondyle of humerus and olecranon of ulna |
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Medial Antebrachial Cutaneous |
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skin of forearm as far as wrist |
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superior of subscapularis
posterior cord of c5 |
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lower subscapular and
teres major |
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increased displacement of head to opposite shouler
newborn in difficult delivery
injury to superior part of brachial plexus
paralysis to muscles of shoulder and upper arm supplied by c5 and c6
Deloid, biceps, brachialis and brachioradialis
presented as upperlimp with adducted shoulder, medially rotated arm and extended elbow
waiter's tip
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lower nerve injury c8 t1
falling off a tree and holding on to a branch on way down
pulling on baby hand while delivery
most likely to effect ulnar and radial nerve
mostly a hand injury
claw hand |
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acute brachial plexus neuritis |
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sudden onset of pain around shoulder. inflamation around brachial plexus
result of upper resp infection, vaccination. superior trunk of brachial plexus |
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compression of brachial plexus |
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prolonger hyperabduction. ie painting the ceiling. nerve impinged btwn corocoid and scapula and pec minor tendon.
radiating pain, tinglining, erythrema, weak hand
hyperabduction syndrom= compression of axillary vessels. |
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