Table: Nerve roots vs Motor reflex/Muscle function

Table 8. Muscle Function and Nerve Supply

Muscle

Motion

Nerve Root

Deltoid

Shoulder abduction

C-5

Infraspinatus

Shoulder external rotation

C-5

Biceps

Elbow flexion

C-5,6

Extensor carpi radialis

Wrist extension

C-6

Extensor digitorum
Triceps

Finger extension 
Elbow extension

C-7

Interossei and lumbricalis

Digitial abduction/ adduction

C-8, T-1

Quadriceps 
Iliopsoas 
Adductor group

Knee extension 
Hip flexion 
Thigh adduction

L-2,3,4

Tibialis anterior
Extensor hallucis 

Ankle dorsiflexion 
Great toe dorsiflexion

L-5

Gastrocnemius

Ankle plantar function

S-1


Table 9. Motor Reflex and Nerve Supply

Reflex

Muscle

Nerve Root 

Biceps tendon

Biceps

C-5,6 

Triceps tendon

Triceps

C-7,8 

Patellar tendon

Quadriceps

L-2,3,4 

Achilles tendon

Gastrocnemius

S-1

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