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Flashcards in Cervical plexus Deck (15)
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Great auricular

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Superficial (sensory)
O:C2-C3
Distribution: Skin anterior, inferior and over ear and over parotid glands

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Lesser occipital

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Superficial (sensory)
O: C2
Distribution: skin of scalp, posterior and superior to ear

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Transverse cervical

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Superficial (sensory)
O: C2-C3
Distribution: skin over anterior aspect of neck

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Supraclavicular

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Superficial sensory
O: C3-C4
Skin over superior portion of chest and shoulder

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Ansa cervicalis sup root

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Deep (mostly Motor) Branches
O: C1
Distribution: Infrahyoid and genihyoid muscles of neck
Infrahyoid muscles: TOSS Thyrohyoid, Omohyoid, Stenothyoid, Sternohyoid

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Ansa cervicalis inferior root

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Deep (mostly motor) branches
C2-C3
Distribution Infrahyoid muscles of neck (TOSS: Thyrohyoid, Omohyoid, Sternothyroid, Sternohyoid)

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Phrenic

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Deep (mostly motor) branches
C3-C5
Diaphragm

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Segmental branches

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Deep (mostly Motor) Branches
C1-C5
Distribution: Prevertebral (deep) muscles of neck, levator scapulae, and middle scalene

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C2 superficial

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Lesser occipital

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anterior, inferior and over ear and over parotid glands

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Great auricular C2-C3 superficial

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over anterior aspect of neck

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Transverse cervical C2-C3 superficial

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Infrahyoid and genihyoid

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Ansa cervicalis sup root C1 deep

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Infrahyoid muscles of neck

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Ansa cervicalis inferior root C2-C3 deep

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Diaphragm

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Phrenic C3-C5 deep

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Prevertebral muscles, lav scap, mid scalene

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Segmental branches C1-C5