Multiple choice

Aditya lost the opposition of the thumb. It is a symptom affiliated with an abrasion on

  1. radial nerve

  2. ulnar nerve

  3. musculocutaneous nerve

  4. median nerve
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Explanation

The median nerve is formed from parts of the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus. An injury to the median nerve at the elbow may cause symptoms to appear in the forearm, wrist and hand. Injuries to the median nerve are either lesions where the nerve is torn either partially or fully. The above question is an example of the median nerve injury.

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