Term
| Reduced pain sensation R 5th finger palmar aspect |
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Definition
| Ulnar nerve mediates sensation from both the palmar aspect and dorsal aspect of the fifth finger and half of the fourth finger; C8 nerve root |
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Term
| Weakness R thumb abduction |
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Definition
| Abductor pollicis brevis (APB) muscle - median nerve; C8 and T1 nerve roots |
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Term
| Reduced pain sensation, proximal R thumb, dorsal aspect |
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Definition
| Radial nerve mediates sensation from the dorsal aspect of the hand, including the thumb and proximal portions of the 2nd and 3rd fingers and half of the 4th finger; C6 nerve root mediates sensation from both the palmar aspect and the dorsal aspect of the thumb |
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Term
| Weakness R elbow extension |
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Definition
| The triceps muscle is innervated by the radial nerve. Innervation derives from the C6 and C7 nerve roots |
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Term
| Weakness R shoulder abduction |
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Definition
| The deltoid muscle is innervated by the axillary nerve, innervation derives from C5 nerve root |
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Term
| Weakness R forearm pronation |
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Definition
| Pronator teres muscle is innervated by the median nerve; C6 and C7 roots |
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Term
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Definition
| The biceps muscle is innervated by the musculocutaneous nerve; C5 and C6 nerve roots |
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Term
| Reduced pain sensation R thumb, palmar aspect |
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Definition
| The median nerve mediates sensation from the palmar aspect of the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and the adjacent half of the ring finger, extending proximally in this region as far as the wrist. It also mediates sensation from the dorsal aspect of the distal portions of the index finger, middle finger, and the adjacent half of the ring finger. C6 nerve root |
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Term
| Reduced pain sensation, R middle finger, palmar aspect |
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Definition
| Median nerve, C7 root mediates sensation from both the palmar and dorsal aspects of the middle finger |
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Term
| Weakness R thumb extension |
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Definition
| Extensor pollicis longus and brevis muscles (as well as the extensor digitorum muscles) are innervated by the radial nerve, derived from C7 and C8 nerve roots |
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Term
| Weakness R 5th finger abduction |
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Definition
| The abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscle is innervated by the ulnar nerve, derived from C8 and T1 nerve roots |
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Term
| Reduced pain sensation R 5th finger, palmar aspect |
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Definition
| The ulnar nerve mediates sensation from both the palmar aspect and the dorsal aspect of the fifth and half of the fourth finger, mediated by C8 nerve root |
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