KROK 1 2011 – Question 97 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A woman suffering from osteochondrosis has acute pain in her humeral articulation that gets worse when she tries to abduct her shoulder. These symptoms might be caused by damage of the following nerve:
- A. Thoracodorsal nerve
- B. Axillary nerve
- C. Subclavicular nerve
- D. Dorsal scapular nerve
- E. Subscapular nerve
Hint
Identify the muscle that carries out abduction of the arm after the first few degrees, then recall which branch of the brachial plexus supplies it.
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