Gross Anatomy USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 3629-g (8-lb) newborn is examined shortly after spontaneous vaginal delivery. She was delivered at 40 weeks' gestation and pregnancy was uncomplicated. Her mother is concerned because she is not moving her left arm as much as her right arm. Physical examination shows her left arm to be adducted and internally rotated, with the forearm extended and pronated, and the wrist flexed. The Moro reflex is present on the right side but absent on the left side. Which of the following brachial plexus structures is most likely injured in this infant?
Answer choices
- AUpper trunkCorrect answer
- BLong thoracic nerve
- CLower trunk
- DAxillary nerve
- EPosterior cord
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