Brachial Plexus

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Axillary Nerve
Median Nerve
Musculocutaneous Nerve
Radial Nerve
Ulnar Nerve
Erb's Palsy
Klumpke's Palsy
Thoracodorsal Nerve
Suprascapular Nerve
Long Thoracic Nerve  

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(Roots Trunks Divisions Cords Branches)

C5 Long Thoracic C5 dorsal scapular
upper Suprascapular
C6 C6 posterior posterior posterior subscapular
Thoracodorsal
Axillary
anterior lateral radial
C7 C7 middle anterior lateral musculocutaneous
posterior posterior median
C8 C8 lower posterior medial
T1 T1 anterior medial medial pect.
medial cutaneous of arm
medial cutaneous of forearm
ulnar

Joint Muscle action Root supply Muscle action Root supply
shoulder abduction
lateral rotation		 C5 adduction
medial rotation		 C6,7,8
elbow flexion C5,6 extension C7,8
radio-ulnar supination C6 pronation C7,8
wrist flexion/extension C6,7    
fingers long flexors/extensors C7,8    
hand small muscles T1    

 

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