KROK 1 2011 – Question 21 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
After a trauma of the upper third of the anterior forearm surface a patient presents with difficult pronation, weakening of palmar flexor muscles and altered skin sensitivity of 1-3 fingers. Which nerve is damaged?
- A. n. radialis
- B. n. medianus
- C. n. cutaneus antebrachii medialis
- D. n. ulnaris
- E. n. musculocutaneus
Hint
Combine the motor loss (pronators and forearm flexors) with the skin territory of the first three fingers and ask which single nerve supplies both at this level.
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