Brachial Plexus
Comprised of nerves arising from the C5-T1 vertebrae
What is the brachial plexus?
Has valves to prevent back flow of blood
What is veins?
Relay information from the skin and muscles back to the spinal cord and brain.
What are efferent nerves?
Who is Kartik?
This trunk doesn't arise from the conversion of two roots
What is middle trunk?
Has thick tunica media to allow withstand high pressure blood flow
What is an artery?
Control the involuntary or partially voluntary activities of the body, including heart rate, blood pressure, digestion and temperature regulation.
What are autonomic nerves?
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Who is Hailey?
What is the medial cord?
Artery that supplies blood flow to the axilla
What is the axillary artery?
A form of protection for the body preventing total loss of function of all body parts connected to the nerve
What is a neural plexus?
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Who is Jayden?
The spot where the axillary artery becomes the brachial artery
What is the teres minor?
Identifiable in dissections due to their flat like appearance
What is veins
Allow sympathetic nerves to travel superior and inferior to the vertebrae of origin
What is the sympathetic trunk?
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What is Catnip?
Causes thoracic outlet syndrome due to the compression of the apex outlet of the vessels and nerves of the brachial plexus
What is cervical ribs or tumour?
Arises from the axillary artery after the pectoralis minor and is known for wrapping around the arm
What is the posterior & anterior humeral circumflex artery?
Vertebrae that innervate the flexion and extension of the wrist
What are the C6, C7 vertebrae
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Who is Tobey?