KROK 1 2016 – Question 169 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A patient addressed a hospital with complaints of lost sensitivity of the skin of the little finger. What nerve is the most likely to be damaged?
- A. Musculocutaneous
- B. Radial
- C. Medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm
- D. Median
- E. Ulnar
Hint
Map the digit to its cutaneous nerve territory: the medial border of the hand is supplied by a different nerve from the thumb side and from the forearm.
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