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Myotomes/dermatomes
Question | Answer |
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Dermatomes | Area of skin that is supplied by a single spinal nerve |
Myotomes | A group of muscles supplied by a single nerve root |
Myotome C5 | Shoulder abduction and external rotation; elbow flexion |
Myotome C6 | Wrist extension |
Myotome C7 | Elbow extensors and wrist flexion |
Mytome C8 | Thumb extension and finger flexion |
Myotome T1 | Finger abduction |
Myotome L1/L2 | Hip flexion |
Myotome L3 | Knee extension |
Myotome L4/L5 | Great toe extension |
Myotome S1 | Ankle and plantar flexion |
Myotome S4 | Bladder and rectum motor supply |
Dermatome C2 | Lower jaw, back of the head |
Dermatome C3 | Upper neck, back of the head |
Dermatome C4 | Lower neck, upper shoulders |
Dermatome C6 | Collarbones, upper shoulders |
Dermatome C7 | Upper back, back of arm, pointer and middle finger |
Dermatome C8 | Upper back, inside of arm, ring and little finger |
Dermatome T1 | Upper chest and back, armpit, front of arm |
Dermatome T2/T3 | Upper chest and back, |
Dermatome T4 | Upper chest (nipple area) and back |
Dermatome T5/T6/T7 | Mid chest and back |
Dermatome T8/T9 | Upper abdomen and mid back |
Dermatome T10 | Abdomen (area of belly button) and mid back |
Dermatome T11 | Abdomen and mid back |
Dermatome T12 | Lower abdomen and mid back |
Dematome L1 | Low back, hips groin |
Dermatome L2/L3 | Low back, front and inside thigh |
Dermatome L4 | Low back, front of thing and calf, knee, inside ankle |
Dermatome L5 | Low back, front and outside calf, top and bottom of foot, first four toes |
Dermatome S1 | Low back, back of thigh, back and inside of calf, last toe |
Dermatome S2 | Butt, genitals, back of thigh and calf |
Dermatome S3 | Butt, genitals |
Dermatome S4/S5 | Butt |