How to Draw the Brachial Plexus

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How to Draw the Brachial Plexus
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Directions

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Educational Purpose

• This brief, animated PowerPoint presentation
  guides anatomy students through the process of
  making a simple drawing of the brachial plexus.
  This mnemonic drawing can help students learn
  the basic parts of the brachial plexus and serve
  as a first step in understanding this clinically
  important nerve network.

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Begin with a letter Y, an I and a Y.
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Add a strike and a spare (bowling
scorekeeping symbols)
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Draw arches.
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Draw horizontal lines to separate the parts.
Roots
Trunks
Divisions
Cords
Branches
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Begin labeling.
C5
C6
C7
C8
T1
Upper
Middle
Lower
Lateral
Posterior
Medial
SLOW
Axillary
Median
Radial
Ulnar
Musculocutaneous
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Add details . . .Branches off the posterior cord
spell ULTRA
C5
C6
C7
C8
T1
Upper
Middle
Lower
Lateral
Posterior
Medial
Upper subscapular
Lower subscapular
Thoracodorsal
SLOW
SLOW
Axillary
Radial
Musculocutaneous
Median
Ulnar
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3M comes off the medial cord.
C5
C6
C7
C8
T1
Middle
Lower
Upper
Posterior
Lateral
Medial
Upper subscapular
Medial pectoral n.
Lower subscapular
Medial cutan. n. of arm
Thoracodorsal
Medial cutan. n. forearm
SLOW
SLOW
Axillary
Radial
Median
Ulnar
Musculocutaneous
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Lateral pectoral n.
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There are 4 supraclavicular branches.
C5
C6
C7
C8
T1
Roots
Long Thoracic n.
Dorsal Scapular n.
Upper
Middle
Lower
N. to subclavius
Trunks
Suprascapular n.
Divisions
Posterior
Lateral
Cords
Medial
Upper subscapular
Medial pectoral n.
Lateral pectoral n.
Lower subscapular
Medial cutan. n. of arm
Thoracodorsal
Medial cutan. n. forearm
Branches
SLOW
Axillary
Radial
Median
Ulnar
Musculocutaneous
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Thats it! The Brachial Plexus
C5
C6
C7
C8
T1
Long Thoracic n.
Dorsal Scapular n.
Upper
Middle
Lower
N. to subclavius
Suprascapular n.
Posterior
Lateral
Medial
Upper subscapular
Medial pectoral n.
Lateral pectoral n.
Lower subscapular
Medial cutan. n. of arm
Thoracodorsal
Medial cutan. n. forearm
Axillary
Radial
Median
Ulnar
Musculocutaneous
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The End