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radiography oblique-answers

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nerves phrenic & plexus
Labels Off vertebral levels tubercles
CT

Notice that the nerves exit between the anterior and posterior tubercles, but that C7 has no anterior tubercle-this will be important for orientation in brachial plexus ultrasound

The phrenic nerve forms from branches of C3-C5 while the brachial plexus forms from C5-T1