Cervical Plexus

Question 1

CERVICAL PLEXUS

• network of nerves formed by communication between the anterior rami of the ——nerves
• lies posterior to—- and ———

Answer 1

upper 4 cervical

IJV

SCM muscle

Question 2

BRANCHES OF CERVICAL PLEXUS
—————
———

Answer 2

superficial or cutaneous branches

-deep or muscular and communicating branches

Question 3

Ascending branches
——
———
——

Answer 3

lesser occipital

• great auricular
• nervous cutaneous colli

Question 4

Descending branches
——-
———
———

Answer 4

• medial supraclavicular
• intermediate supraclavicular
• lateral supraclavicular

Question 5

Lesser occipital nerve

• usuall from ——-
• supplies skin on——-
• connects with—— branch of ——nerve

Answer 5

just from C2 but sometimes also from C3

upper third of medial auricular aspect

posterior

great auricular

Question 6

Great auricular nerve

• from——-
• encircles the—— border of——-
• supplies skin of——

Answer 6

C2 and C3

posterior

SCM
mastoid process, back of auricle, the lobule and concha

Question 7

Transverse Cutaneous nerve

• from——
• curves round the—— border of——
• supplies skin of upper——, upper———

Answer 7

C2,C3

posterior

SCM

anterior neck

anterolateral neck too up to the level of the sternum

Question 8

largest ascending branch of the superficial part of cervical plexus is ???

Answer 8

Great auricular nerve

Question 9

Supraclavicular nerve

• from—-
• emerge from—— border of—- to descend under the—— and——
• 3 branches
• medial branch supplies up—— and as low as——(yes,—— joint is part 🙄)
• intermediate branch goes as—— up to the point of——
• lateral branch supplies the skin of———

Answer 9

C3,C4

posterior; SCM; platysma; DCV

the skin as far as midline; 2nd rib

sternoclavicular

over clavicle to supply the pecs and delts; 2nd rib

the upper and posterior parts of the shoulder

Question 10

deep or muscular and communicating branches of cervical plexus 
Lateral series
Muscular branches
SCM                           ——-
—————-                  —-
Levator scapulae      ——
————————-       —-

Communicating branches
————————— ——-

Answer 10

2,3,4

Trapezius; 2,3

Scalenus medius

3,4

3,4

Accessory nerve

2,3,4

Question 11

Medial series

Communicating branches
Hypoglossal. ——
——————— —-
——————— ——

Answer 11

1,2

Vagus! ; 1,4

Sympathetic; 1,2

Question 12

PHRENIC NERVE
-from——
——supply to the diaphragm

Answer 12

3,4,5

-sole motor

Question 13

THE ANSA HYPOGLOSSI
-formed by——-
-has 3 parts 
-superior root from—— :supplies ——
-inferior root from ——-
And , ————-: that supplies——-

Answer 13

C1,2,3
C1; superior belly of omohyoid

C2,C3

loop of ansa cervicalis; sternothyroid, sternohyoid ,inferior belly of omohyoid

Question 14

Medial series

Muscular branches
Phrenic nerve.                  ——
Rectus capitis————-.   ——
Rectus capitis—————     ——
Longus————-.                  —-
Longus———.                        ——-
Inferior root of ansa cervicalis
Infrahyoid muscles

Answer 14

3,4,5

lateralis; 1

anterior; 1,2

capitis; 1,3

colli; 2,4