SENSORY EXAM LECTURES AND VERIFIED COMPLETE
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upper trapezius
What muscle(s) do you test for C4 myotome?
deltoid, biceps brachii
What muscle(s) do you test for C5 myotome?
biceps brachii, wrist extensors
What muscle(s) do you test for C6 myotome?
triceps brachii, wrist flexors, finger extensors
What muscle(s) do you test for C7 myotome?
flexor digitorum profundus, abduction pollicis brevis
What muscle(s) do you test for C8 myotome?
MCP abductors, MCP adductors
What muscle(s) do you test for T1 myotome?
iliopsoas
What muscle(s) do you test for L1-L2 myotome?
quadriceps, hip adductors
What muscle(s) do you test for L3 myotome?
tibialis anterior
What muscle(s) do you test for L4 myotome?
, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus, hip abductors
What muscle(s) do you test for L5 myotome?
gastrocnemius, soleus, fibularis longus/brevis, gluteus maximus
What muscle(s) do you test for S1 myotome?
C4
What dermatome nerve root are you testing when you test (sensory) the acromion?
C5
What dermatome nerve root are you testing when you test (sensory) the skin over the
middle deltoid (lateral arm)?
C6
What dermatome nerve root are you testing when you test (sensory) the skin over the
thumb and lateral forearm?
C7
What dermatome nerve root are you testing when you test (sensory) the skin over the
middle finger?
C8
What dermatome nerve root are you testing when you test (sensory) the skin over the
ulnar side of the hand, little finger?
T1
What dermatome nerve root are you testing when you test (sensory) the skin over the
medial aspect of the elbow?
L1