Brachial Plexus

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Roots, Trunks, Divisions, Cords, Branches

P – STAR, RATS, ULTRA, ULNAR
L – LLM, LML, LML
M – M4U

• Posterior cord branches
  • STAR
    • Subscapular (upper and lower) nerve
    • Thoracodorsal nerve
    • Axillary nerve
    • Radial nerve
  • RATS
    • Radial nerve
    • Axillary nerve
    • Thoracodorsal nerve
    • Subscapular (Upper & Lower) nerve.
  • ULTRA –
    • Upper subscapular nerve
    • Lower subscapular nerve
    • Thoracodorsal nerve
    • Radial nerve
    • Axillary nerve.
  • ULNAR
    • Upper subscapular nerve,
    • Lower subscapular nerve,
    • Nerve to latissimus dorsi,
    • Axillary nerve,
    • Radial nerve.
• Lateral Cord Branches
  • LLM “Lucy Loves Me”
    • Lateral pectoral nerve
    • Lateral root of the median nerve
    • Musculocutaneous nerve.
  • Love Me Latha (LML)
    • Lateral pectoral nerve
    • Musculocutaneous nerve
    • Lateral root of median nerve.
  • Look My Lancer
    • Lateral pectoral nerve
    • Musculocutaneous nerve
    • Lateral root of Median nerve.
• Medial Cord Branches
  • “Most Medical Men Use Morphine” –
    • Medial pectoral nerve
    • Medial cutaneous nerve of arm
    • Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm
    • Ulnar nerve
    • Medial root of the median nerve.
  • “Money Makes Many Men Unhappy” or M4U
    • Medial pectoral nerve
    • Medial cutaneous nerve of arm
    • Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm
    • Medial root of median nerve
    • Ulnar nerve.
  • Union of 4 Medials –
    • Ulnar nerve,
    • Medial cutaneous nerve of arm
    • Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm
    • Medial pectoral nerve
    • Medial root of median nerve.
• 5 main nerves of brachial plexus, in order laterally to medially
  • “My Aunty Rocks My Uncle”
    • Musculocutaneous nerve
    • Axillary nerve
    • Radial nerve
    • Median nerve
    • Ulnar nerve.