Question 824
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":4169,"text":"C5-C6"},{"id":4170,"text":"C5-C7"},{"id":4171,"text":"C5-T1"},{"id":4172,"text":"C6-T1"},{"id":4173,"text":"C8-T1"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":4173,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca title=\"Ulnar nerve\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/ulnar-nerve\"\u003eulnar nerve\u003c/a\u003e is a continuation of the medial cord of the brachial plexus (C8-T1). It descends down the medial aspect of the arm, passing posterior to the medial epicondyle of the humerus (common site of injury). It then tracks into the forearm where it pierces the two head of the \u003ca title=\"Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/flexor-carpi-ulnaris-muscle-1\"\u003eflexor carpi ulnaris\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;muscle and travels alongside the \u003ca title=\"Ulna\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/ulna\"\u003eulna\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ethe \u003ca title=\"Axillary nerve\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/axillary-nerve\"\u003eaxillary nerve\u003c/a\u003e receives its supply from nerve roots C5-C6.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ethe \u003ca title=\"Musculocutaneous nerve\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/musculocutaneous-nerve\"\u003emusculocutaneous nerve\u003c/a\u003e receives its supply from nerve roots C5-C7.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ethe \u003ca title=\"Radial nerve\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/radial-nerve-2\"\u003eradial nerve\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;receives\u0026nbsp;its supply from nerve roots C5-T1.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ethe \u003ca title=\"Median nerve\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/median-nerve-2\"\u003emedian nerve\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;receives\u0026nbsp;its supply from nerve roots C6-T1.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","id":824,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/1227","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/median-nerve-2/questions/813","relatedArticles":[{"id":24704,"title":"Brachial plexus","link":"/articles/brachial-plexus?lang=us"},{"id":24692,"title":"Axillary nerve","link":"/articles/axillary-nerve?lang=us"},{"id":24690,"title":"Ulnar nerve","link":"/articles/ulnar-nerve?lang=us"},{"id":24691,"title":"Radial nerve","link":"/articles/radial-nerve-2?lang=us"},{"id":1964,"title":"Brachial plexus root subdivisions (mnemonic)","link":"/articles/brachial-plexus-root-subdivisions-mnemonic?lang=us"},{"id":24693,"title":"Musculocutaneous nerve","link":"/articles/musculocutaneous-nerve?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[{"id":397,"kind":"Course","title":"Medical Imaging Anatomy Course - Melbourne - page 397","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/medical-imaging-anatomy-course-melbourne-2020/pages/397"},{"id":397,"kind":"Course","title":"Medical Imaging Anatomy Course - Melbourne - page 397","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/medical-imaging-anatomy-course-melbourne-2019/pages/397"},{"id":397,"kind":"Course","title":"Medical Imaging Anatomy Webinars - page 397","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/medical-imaging-anatomy-webinar-2022/pages/397"},{"id":397,"kind":"Course","title":"Medical Imaging Anatomy Course - page 397","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/medical-imaging-anatomy-course-online/pages/397"},{"id":397,"kind":"Course","title":"Medical Imaging Anatomy Webinar Series - page 397","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/medical-imaging-anatomy-webinar-series/pages/397"}],"stem":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;The ulnar nerve receives its supply from which combination of nerve roots?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/824"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"4171","percentage":11},{"alternativeId":"4170","percentage":10},{"alternativeId":"4173","percentage":61},{"alternativeId":"4172","percentage":13},{"alternativeId":"4169","percentage":5}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"median-nerve"}