Anatomy · USMLE Step 1

USMLE Anatomy: Upper Limb

Brachial plexus branches, upper limb compartments, and classic nerve injury patterns (e.g. wrist drop, claw hand), one fact per card.

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From which spinal cord levels do the roots of the brachial plexus arise?
C5 to T1
Which spinal roots contribute to the long thoracic nerve?
C5, C6, and C7
Which muscle does the long thoracic nerve innervate?
Serratus anterior
Injury to the long thoracic nerve produces what classic sign?
Winged scapula
Which single root gives rise to the dorsal scapular nerve?
C5
Which muscles does the dorsal scapular nerve innervate?
Rhomboids and levator scapulae
The suprascapular nerve branches off which part of the brachial plexus?
The superior trunk
Which muscles does the suprascapular nerve innervate?
Supraspinatus and infraspinatus
Which nerve roots combine to form the superior trunk of the brachial plexus?
C5 and C6
Which nerve root alone forms the middle trunk of the brachial plexus?
C7
Which nerve roots combine to form the inferior trunk of the brachial plexus?
C8 and T1
The lateral cord of the brachial plexus forms from which divisions?
The anterior divisions of the superior and middle trunks
The posterior cord of the brachial plexus forms from which divisions?
The posterior divisions of all three trunks
The medial cord of the brachial plexus forms from which division?
The anterior division of the inferior trunk
The musculocutaneous nerve is a terminal branch of which cord?
The lateral cord

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