Branches of the posterior cord of the brachial plexus
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Posterior cord injury causes weakness of the deltoid, triceps and wrist and finger extensors.
Does not list the cords' other branches; lateral and medial cord branches need their own recall.
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STAR. It helps you recall: Branches of the posterior cord of the brachial plexus.
Subscapular nerves (upper and lower)
Thoracodorsal nerve
Axillary nerve
S: Subscapular nerves (upper and lower); T: Thoracodorsal nerve; A: Axillary nerve; R: Radial nerve.
It belongs to Upper limb and brachial plexus in Anatomy.
Does not list the cords' other branches; lateral and medial cord branches need their own recall.
Posterior cord injury causes weakness of the deltoid, triceps and wrist and finger extensors.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Anatomy question about Upper limb and brachial plexus.
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