The myotomes are the group of muscles innervated by a single spinal nerve root
Region | Movement | Level | Region | Movement | Level | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shoulder | Abduction | C5 | Hip | Flexion | L1/2 | |
Aduction | C5-7 | Adduction | L2/3 | |||
Elbow | Flexion | C5/6 | Extension | L5/S1 | ||
Extension | C7 | Knee | Flexion | L5/S1 | ||
Wrist | Flexion | C7/8 | Extension | L3/4 | ||
Extension | C7 | Ankle | Dorsiflexion | L4 | ||
Fingers | Flexion | C8 | Inversion | L4 | ||
Extension | C7 | Eversion | L5/S1 | |||
Abduction | T1 | Plantarflexion | S1/2 | |||
Thumb abduction | C8/T1 | Toe | Big toe extension | L5 |
Dermatomes
Level | Area |
---|---|
C3/4 | Clavicles |
C6/7 | Lateral forearm |
C6 | Thumb |
C7 | Middle finger |
C8 | Little finger |
T1 | Medial side of arm |
T4 | Nipples |
T10 | Umbilicus |
L1 | Inguinal ligament |
L2/3 | Anterior and inner leg |
L5 | Medial side of big toe |
L5-S2 | Posterior and outer leg |
S1 | Lateral margin of foot and little toe |
S2-4 | Perineum |