AE- nerves

Question 1

name origin, terminal and trace

medial dorsal cutaneous nerve

Answer 1

Sciatic (L4-S3) common fibular (peroneal), superficial peroneal (L5-S2), medial dorsal
cutaneous nerve, 1st dorsal digital proper, 1st common dorsal digital, 4th & 5th DDPN.

Question 2

how to palpate the medial dorsal cutaneous nerve

Answer 2

dorsal surface of foot

plantar flex and invert foot. lateral to EHL tendon

Question 3

origin, terminal, trace

saphenous nerve

Answer 3

Femoral nerve L2-L4, posterior division, saphenous nerve L3, L4, courses med thigh, med knee
& medial lower leg, anterior to med malleolus, terminates med 1st MPJ

Question 4

how to palpate saphenous nerve

Answer 4

plantar flex foot and evert- medial to tibialis anterior tendon in front of medial malleolus

Question 5

origin, terminates and trace

medial plantar nerve

Answer 5

Sciatic (L4-S3), tibial, medial plantar (L4-S1), 1-3 common plantar nerve, 1-7 PDPN

Question 6

how to palpate medial plantar nerve

Answer 6

palpate the tibial nerve

posterior to the medial malleolus, adjacent to the posterior tibial artery

helps to evert foot

Question 7

trace

deep fibula nerve

Answer 7

Sciatic (L4-S3) common fibular (peroneal), deep peroneal (L4-S1), travels anteriorly distally of leg, lateral branch and medial branch terminating at 2/3rd DDPN

Question 8

origin terminates and trace

superficial fibula nerve

Answer 8

Sciatic (L4-S3) common fibular (peroneal), superficial peroneal (L5-S2), medial and intermediate dorsal cutaneous, 1-3 common digital proper, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 DDPN

Question 9

origin terminates and trace

sural nerve

Answer 9

Sciatic (L4-S3), tibial (medial sural cutaneous), common fibular nerve (lateral sural cutaneous), sural communicating, sural nerve, posterior to lateral malleolus, terminates into lateral calcaneal and lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve, 10th DDNP

Question 10

trace

lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve

Answer 10

Sciatic (L4-S3), tibial (medial sural cutaneous), common fibular nerve (lateral sural cutaneous), sural communicating, sural nerve, posterior to lateral malleolus, terminates into lateral calcaneal and lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve, 10th DDNP

Question 11

trace

intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve

Answer 11

Sciatic (L4-S3) common fibular (peroneal), superficial peroneal (L5-S2), intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve, 2-3 common dorsal digital nerve, 6-9

Question 12

how to palpate sural nerve

Answer 12

behind lateral malleolus, rolls fingers toward achilles tendon

Question 13

how to palpate common fibula nerve

Answer 13

behind fibula head (lateral) with leg flexed around 90 degrees, roll fingers over