Perilous Points of Passage
Often associated with the funny bone, this PPP is not one that your pinky will find funny.
What is ulnar groove?
Hip flexion can be described as being this myotome.
What is L2?
Nerves bringing sensory information to the CNS are considered this.
What is afferent?
The spinal segments C5-T1 make up this essential plexus.
What is brachial plexus?
The location of this ganglion is located at the target organ.
What is parasympathetic
Talk about crowded, 9 tendons and a nerve travel through this tight passage of the body.
What is carpal tunnel?
If you are ever feeling "nip-picky" about dermatomes, you'll find this dermatome mid chest.
What is T4?
These two nervous structures come together to form the spinal nerve.
What is anterior and posterior roots
The pudendal nerve, AKA U-turn nerve, is associated with this plexus.
What is sacral plexus?
When faced with a very difficult and scary 440 exam, this nervous system is what kicks in to save you.
What is sympathetic
This anatomical structure is associated with a proximal humeral fracture resulting in damage to the axillary nerve.
What is surgical neck of the humerus?
Not knowing this dermatome will make you the "heel" of every joke.
What is S1?
The cell bodies are located in this area of the spinal cord.
What is gray matter?
The diaphragm is an important muscle that is innervated by three spinal segments that are made from this plexus.
What is cervical plexus?
The location of the majority of the sympathetic nervous system is located at this level of the spine.
What is thoracic (and a little of lumbar)
Variations of the sciatic nerve have been known to pierce this muscle.
What is piriformis muscle?
Shingles commonly present with rashes following specific lines along the torso that this map helps identify.
What is dermatome map?
The 12 cranial nerves are part of this nervous system.
What is peripheral nervous system?
Loss of sensation of the medial aspect of the arm and forearm would be associated to damage of this trunk.
What is inferior trunk?
Rest and digest as well as fight or flight are considered part of this overarching nervous system.
What is autonomic
You will find that a patient has a positive Tinel's test when testing the tibial nerve at this location.
What is posterior to the medial malleoulus
Scratching an itch around the patella is scratching this dermatome.
What is L3
The somatic motor neurons are located in the horn.
What is the ventral horn (Anterior)
Damage to the posterior cord would directly affect these muscles of the rotator cuff which help with internal rotation.
What is subscapularis and teres minor
The man with the "black speedo" is a depiction of this map.
What is peripheral cutaneous
Sometimes known as Saturday Night Palsy, this nerve entrapment site usually presents with wrist drop.
What is radial groove?
You do not want to be caught in a boxing match without this myotome for the hand.
What is C8
Sympathetic nerves have synapses in this nerve structure.
What is sympathetic (trunk) ganglion?
Loss of cutaneous sensation to the medial thigh is damage to this nerve of the lumbar plexus.
What is obturator?
This posterior thigh muscle is the only muscle not innervated by the tibial nerve.
What is the short head of biceps femoris