NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HEAD NECK

SCALP FACE TEMPLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is the sensory motor nerve that with its branches, supplies the thumb side of the arm and back of the hand.
A
median nerve
B
radial never
C
ulnar nerve
D
digital nerve
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The radial nerve provides motor (movement) and sensory functions to the arm. It: Stimulates muscles so you can straighten and raise your elbows, wrists, hands and fingers. Provides touch, pain and temperature sensations to portions of the back of the upper arm, forearm, and to the back of the hand and fingers.

Detailed explanation-2: -It gives sensory supply to dorsal aspect of hand, dorsal aspect of thumb, index finger, middle finger and lateral side of ring finger except the nail beds, which are supplied by proper digital branches of median nerve.

Detailed explanation-3: -The median nerve is also responsible for touch, pain and temperature sensations to the: Bottom (palm) side of the thumb, index and middle fingers, and part of the ring finger.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are three cutaneous nerves that provide a sensory supply for the skin of the forearm. These three nerves are the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve, lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve and the posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve.

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