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cervical spinal nerve

Nerves emerging from the cervical spinal cord (C1-C8). Course: - the nerves exit the intervertebral foramen above the corresponding cervical vertebrae, with C1 exiting above the atlas & C8 exiting above T1 - this differs from the thoracic & lumbar spinal nerves which exit the intervertebral foramen below the corresponding vertebrae. Action: - motor function - C4: spontaenous respirations - C5: shrug shoulders - C6: elbow flexion - C7: elbow extension - C8: finger flexin

Related

cervical branch of facial nerve (CN VII) dermatome myotome

Specific

1st cervical spinal nerve (C1); suboccipital nerve 2nd cervical spinal nerve (C2) 3rd cervical spinal nerve (C3) 4th cervical spinal nerve (C4) 5th cervical spinal nerve (C5) 6th cervical spinal nerve (C6) 7th cervical spinal nerve (C7) 8th cervical spinal nerve (C8)

General

spinal nerve

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Geriatrics at your Fingertips, 21st edition, 2019 Reuben DB et al (eds) American Geriatric Society ISSNL 1553-152X, ISBN 978-1-886775-62-6