NERVES – BRACHIAL PLEXUS
RADIAL NERVE
- CERVICAL SPINE → BRACHIAL PLEXUS → C5, 6, 7, 8 + T1
- MOTOR FUNCTION & MUSCLES INNERVATED:
Elbow Extension: Triceps | Anconeus
Elbow Flexion: Brachioradialis
Supination of the Forearm: Supinator
Wrist Extension: Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus & Brevis | Extensor Carpi Ulnaris | Assisted by the Extensor Digitorum
Wrist Adduction: Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
Wrist Abduction: Abductor Pollicis Longus, Flexor Carpi Radialis, Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus & Brevis
Finger Extension: Extensor Digitorum | Extensor Digiti Minimi | Extensor Indicis
Thumb: Extensor Pollicis Longus & Brevis | Abductor Pollicis Longus
YOUTUBE
- Nerves of the Upper Limb – Sam Webster
- Innervation of the Forearm & Hand – Noted Anatomist
- Radial Nerve – Anatomy Zone
- Radial Nerve – Dr. Ebraheim
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