A 55 yr. old man enters the emergency room after sudden
onset of excruciating pain in his chest that radiates down
the medial aspect of his left arm ? classic symptoms for a
heart attack. Explain why the man feels pain in his left
arm. What nerves would the pain fibers travel in?
Answer Posted / guest
Because the heart share the same dermatome from T1 or T2.
Medial brachial cutaneous nerve and Medial antebradhial
cutaneous nerve would travel in.
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