Major Nerves of
Upper Limb
,• Upper limb contains five major nerves:
1. Axillary nerve
2. Musculocutaneous nerve
3. Radial nerve
4. Median nerve
5. Ulnar nerve
Human Anatomy/Yogesh
, AXILLARY NERVE
Q. Write a short note on axillary nerve.
• Also called circumflex nerve as it runs
around the surgical neck of humerus
• Root value: C5, C6
Beginning
• Branch of posterior cord
Termination
• In quadrangular space, axillary nerve
divides into anterior and posterior branches
, AXILLARY NERVE
BranchesViva, MCQ
• To shoulder joint
• Anterior branch: Accompanies
posterior circumflex humeral
vessels and wind around the
surgical neck humerus.Neet
It supplies
– Deltoid
– Skin over the anteroinferior part
of deltoid
Human Anatomy/Yogesh
Upper Limb
,• Upper limb contains five major nerves:
1. Axillary nerve
2. Musculocutaneous nerve
3. Radial nerve
4. Median nerve
5. Ulnar nerve
Human Anatomy/Yogesh
, AXILLARY NERVE
Q. Write a short note on axillary nerve.
• Also called circumflex nerve as it runs
around the surgical neck of humerus
• Root value: C5, C6
Beginning
• Branch of posterior cord
Termination
• In quadrangular space, axillary nerve
divides into anterior and posterior branches
, AXILLARY NERVE
BranchesViva, MCQ
• To shoulder joint
• Anterior branch: Accompanies
posterior circumflex humeral
vessels and wind around the
surgical neck humerus.Neet
It supplies
– Deltoid
– Skin over the anteroinferior part
of deltoid
Human Anatomy/Yogesh
