Upper Extremity Organization Graphic Organizer
Innervation
Instructions:
As you work through each lecture section in the upper extremity you will be directed to
complete the appropriate row in the table based on the content covered.
Primary Sensory
Nerve Nerve Roots Primary Actions
Compartment Distribution
Long thoracic C5, C6, C7 Lateral Thoracic Protract and upward None
wall rotate
Dorsal scapular C4, C5 Deep Posterior Elevate and retract None
(scapular) scapula
Suprascapular C4, C5, C6 Supraspinous Shoulder abduction Shoulder joint
and infraspinous capsule
fossae
Upper and lower U: C5 Posterior Internal rotation, None
subscapular L: C6 shoulder adduction and
extension
Thoracodorsal C6 – C8 Posterior (axilla) Shoulder ext., None
adduction and IR
Axillary C5, C6 Quadrangular Shoulder abduction, Regimental
space ER badge, skin
over deltoid
Musculocutaneou C5, C6, C7 Anterior arm Elbow flexion, Lateral
s forearm supination forearm
Median C8-T1 Anterior Wrist flexion, Palmar thumb,
Forearm pronation, thumb index, middle,
opposition, finger radial ½ of ring
flexion finger, dorsal
tips of same
digits
Ulnar C8-T1 Anterior/Medial Finger Palmar and
Forearm abduction/adduction, dorsal surfaces
flexion of 4-5 digits, of medial ½ of
wrist flexion hand
Radial C5 – T1 Posterior arm Elbow, wrist, and Posterior arm
finger extension, and forearm,
supination dorsum of
hand.
Innervation
Instructions:
As you work through each lecture section in the upper extremity you will be directed to
complete the appropriate row in the table based on the content covered.
Primary Sensory
Nerve Nerve Roots Primary Actions
Compartment Distribution
Long thoracic C5, C6, C7 Lateral Thoracic Protract and upward None
wall rotate
Dorsal scapular C4, C5 Deep Posterior Elevate and retract None
(scapular) scapula
Suprascapular C4, C5, C6 Supraspinous Shoulder abduction Shoulder joint
and infraspinous capsule
fossae
Upper and lower U: C5 Posterior Internal rotation, None
subscapular L: C6 shoulder adduction and
extension
Thoracodorsal C6 – C8 Posterior (axilla) Shoulder ext., None
adduction and IR
Axillary C5, C6 Quadrangular Shoulder abduction, Regimental
space ER badge, skin
over deltoid
Musculocutaneou C5, C6, C7 Anterior arm Elbow flexion, Lateral
s forearm supination forearm
Median C8-T1 Anterior Wrist flexion, Palmar thumb,
Forearm pronation, thumb index, middle,
opposition, finger radial ½ of ring
flexion finger, dorsal
tips of same
digits
Ulnar C8-T1 Anterior/Medial Finger Palmar and
Forearm abduction/adduction, dorsal surfaces
flexion of 4-5 digits, of medial ½ of
wrist flexion hand
Radial C5 – T1 Posterior arm Elbow, wrist, and Posterior arm
finger extension, and forearm,
supination dorsum of
hand.
