NEET PG Medical – 2015 – Question – 3
Root value of thoracodorsal nerve ?
a) C5,C6,C7
b) C8,T1
c) C6,C7,C8
d) TiT2
1. Branches of lateral cord
Lateral pectoral (C5-C7)
Musculocutaneous (C5-C7)
Lateral root of median (C5-C7)
2. Branches of medial cord
Medial pectoral (C8, T1)
Medial cutaneous nerve of arm (C8, TOMedial cutaneous nerve of forearm (C8, Ti).
Ulnar (C7, C8, Ti). C7 fibres reach by a communicating branch from lateral root of median nerve.
Medial root of median (C8, T1).
3. Branches of posterior cord
Upper subscapular (C5, C6)
Nerve to latissimus dorsi (thoracodorsal) (C6, C7, CO
Lower subscapular (C5, C6)
Axillary (circumflex) (C5, C6)
Radial (C5-C8, T1)
1. Branches of lateral cord
Lateral pectoral (C5-C7)
Musculocutaneous (C5-C7)
Lateral root of median (C5-C7)
2. Branches of medial cord
Medial pectoral (C8, T1)
Medial cutaneous nerve of arm (C8, TO
Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm (C8, Ti).
Ulnar (C7, C8, Ti). C7 fibres reach by a communicating branch from lateral root of median nerve.
Medial root of median (C8, T1).
3. Branches of posterior cord
Upper subscapular (C5, C6)
Nerve to latissimus dorsi (thoracodorsal) (C6, C7, CO
Lower subscapular (C5, C6)
Axillary (circumflex) (C5, C6)
Radial (C5-C8, T1)
