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29 kwi 2023 · The branches of the radial nerve provide motor supply for the posterior muscles of the arm and forearm, as well as the sensory supply of the skin of the arm, forearm and hand. Due to its length, the radial nerve is the most commonly injured nerve of the upper extremity.
- Brachial Plexus
The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that gives rise...
- Axillary Nerve
Function. The axillary nerve has both a motor and a sensory...
- Skin
Key facts about the integumentary system; Skin: Functions:...
- Muscles of the Arm
Coracobrachialis is the most medial muscle in the anterior...
- Anconeus
Anconeus muscle (musculus anconeus) The anconeus is a small,...
- Arm and Shoulder Anatomy
In the shoulder and arm, the brachial plexus gives rise to...
- Brachial Plexus
20 maj 2024 · The radial nerve is a major peripheral nerve of the upper limb. In this article, we shall look at the applied anatomy of the nerve - its anatomical course, motor functions and cutaneous innervation. We shall also consider the clinical correlations of damage to the radial nerve.
The radial nerve divides into a deep branch, which becomes the posterior interosseous nerve, and a superficial branch, which goes on to innervate the dorsum (back) of the hand. This nerve was historically referred to as the musculospiral nerve.
The radial nerve is one of the terminal branches of the posterior cord. In the axilla, it lies behind the axillary and upper brachial arteries and passes anterior to the tendons of teres minor, latissimus dorsi and subscapularis.
5 lis 2023 · The radial nerve's distribution diminishes lateromedially from the thumb to the ring finger. The median nerve innervates the digit pads of the lateral 3-1/2 fingers, while the ulnar nerve supplies the medial 1-1/2 digit pads.
29 paź 2019 · bottom line = Safe zone posteriorly of 10 cm distal to the lateral acromion and 10 cm proximal to lateral epicondyle. branches in spiral groove. inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of the arm. posterior cutaneous nerve of the forearm. branch to lateral head of triceps.
17 paź 2022 · Three independent nerves supply the cutaneous innervation of the hand (see Image. Hand Cutaneous Innervation). From lateral to medial, these nerves include the superficial branch of the radial, median, and ulnar nerve. These peripheral nerves originate from the C5 to T1 levels of the spinal column.
