Table: Nerve roots vs Motor reflex/Muscle function
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Table 8. Muscle Function and Nerve Supply |
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Muscle |
Motion |
Nerve Root |
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Deltoid |
Shoulder abduction |
C-5 |
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Infraspinatus |
Shoulder external rotation |
C-5 |
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Biceps |
Elbow flexion |
C-5,6 |
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Extensor carpi radialis |
Wrist extension |
C-6 |
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Extensor
digitorum |
Finger
extension |
C-7 |
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Interossei and lumbricalis |
Digitial abduction/ adduction |
C-8, T-1 |
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Quadriceps
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Knee
extension |
L-2,3,4 |
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Tibialis
anterior |
Ankle
dorsiflexion |
L-5 |
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Gastrocnemius |
Ankle plantar function |
S-1 |
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Table 9. Motor Reflex and Nerve Supply |
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Reflex |
Muscle |
Nerve Root |
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Biceps tendon |
Biceps |
C-5,6 |
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Triceps tendon |
Triceps |
C-7,8 |
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Patellar tendon |
Quadriceps |
L-2,3,4 |
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Achilles tendon |
Gastrocnemius |
S-1 |
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