Cervical Nerves and Sympathetic Trunk

Flashcards covering Posterior Rami, Anterior Rami (Cervical Plexus), Cutaneous Branches, and Cervical Sympathetic Trunk.

Suboccipital Nerve Origin

C1

Greater Occipital Nerve Origin

C2

Least Occipital Nerve Origin

C3

Ansa Cervicalis Origin

C1-C3

Phrenic Nerve Origin

C3-C5

Ansa Cervicalis Innervation

Suboccipital mm.

Lesser Occipital Nerve Origin

C2

Lesser Occipital Nerve Supply

Scalp behind ear

Greater Auricular Nerve Origin

C2-C3

Greater Auricular Nerve Supply

Parotid, auricle, mastoid

Transverse Cervical Nerve Origin

C2-C3

Transverse Cervical Nerve Supply

Anterior neck skin

Supraclavicular Nerve Origin

C3-C4

Supraclavicular Nerve Supply

Neck base, shoulder, upper chest

Superior Ganglion Level

C1-C2

Superior Ganglion Targets

Head, neck, glands

Middle Ganglion Level

C6

Middle Ganglion Targets

Heart, thyroid

Inferior Ganglion Level

C7 (±T1)

Inferior Ganglion Targets

Heart, cranial cavity