MEDIVEERSETHE PRACTICAL HUB
Locate musculocutaneous nerve on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.
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upper nerves: original labelled anatomical illustration.
Image: Henry Vandyke Carter / Gray’s Anatomy (1918) · Source / original · Public domainNumbered markers and focused views are Mediveerse learning overlays; the original reference is linked above.
Musculocutaneous nerve
Understand what you see.
Supplies the anterior arm compartment and lateral forearm sensation.
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How to recognise it.
- Lateral cord branch
- Usually pierces coracobrachialis
- Continues as lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm
Point them out.
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01How do you identify musculocutaneous nerve?+
Lateral cord branch. Usually pierces coracobrachialis. Continues as lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm.
02Which muscle does it usually pierce?+
Coracobrachialis, before travelling between biceps and brachialis.
03Does its cutaneous continuation supply the hand?+
Primarily lateral forearm skin; terminal sensory overlap is variable.
04What is its main functional or developmental significance?+
Supplies the anterior arm compartment and lateral forearm sensation. Key structures to recognise: Coracobrachialis; Biceps brachii; Brachialis.
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