Inheritance point

As Erb-point or Erbscher point will be after the Heidelberg neurologist Wilhelm Erb designated (1840-1921) three parts of the body.

light blue marking: location of Erb's point for auscultation of the heart

1. A point next to the large head-turning muscle on the side of the neck, where the cutaneous nerves of the cervical plexus ( plexus cervicalis ) at the rear edge of the muscle come close together to the surface (punctum nervosum) . The nerves involved are:
   • Nervus occipitalis minor (pulls up at the back of the head)
   • Auricularis magnus nerve (pulls towards the ear)
   • Nervus transversus colli (runs horizontally over the neck, secondary artery : Arteria transversa colli )
   • Nervi supraclaviculares (mediales, intermedii and laterales) (draw caudally )
2. An auscultation point above the heart (third intercostal space two fingers to the left of the breastbone ) so called. All heart tones and possible heart noises , in particular the sound phenomena emanating from the aortic, pulmonary, tricuspid and mitral valves, can be heard together there.
3. A point three centimeters above the collarbone, slightly behind the large head-turning muscle , at which the upper parts of the arm nerve plexus can be electrically stimulated. Erb described this point in a handbook on electrotherapy in 1882.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Michael Schünke, Erik Schulte, Udo Schumacher: Prometheus - LernAtlas der Anatomie. Head, Neck and Neuroanatomy . 4th edition, Thieme, 2015, ISBN 978-3-13-139544-3 , p. 240.
2. ^ Klaus Holldack, Klaus Gahl: Auscultation and percussion. Inspection and palpation. Thieme, Stuttgart 1955; 10th, revised edition, ibid. 1986, ISBN 3-13-352410-0 , pp. 105-107.
3. ↑ See Wilhelm Erb: Handbook of Electrotherapy. 2nd edition, FCW Vogel, Leipzig 1886 ( digitized in the Internet Archivehttp: //vorlage_digitalisat.test/1%3D~GB%3D~IA%3D Handbuchderelekt1882erbw~MDZ%3D%0A~SZ%3D~doppelseiten%3D~LT%3DDigitalisat%20im%20Internet%20Archive~PUR%3D )