Arteries and nerves of lower limb compartments (Y2 Term 2 movement)

Question 1

Nerve to extrinsic back muscles

Answer 1

Ventral rami of spinal

Accessory nerve

Question 2

Nerve to intrinsic back muscles

Answer 2

Dorsal rami of spinal

Question 3

Gluteus maximus nerve

Answer 3

Inferior gluteal

Question 4

Gluteus med and min nerve

Answer 4

Superior gluteal

Question 5

Gluteal region arterial supply

Answer 5

Superior and inferior gluteal arteries

Question 6

Anterior thigh artery and nerve

Answer 6

Femoral (both)

Question 7

Posterior thigh A + N

Answer 7

A: obturator
N: sciatic (tibial division for all except common fibular for biceps femoris short head)

Question 8

Medial thigh A+N

Answer 8

A: perforating branches of profunda femoris
N: obturator

Question 9

Posterior compartment of leg A+N

Answer 9

A: posterior tibial
N: tibial

Question 10

Anterior leg A+N

Answer 10

A: anterior tibial
N: Deep fibular

Question 11

Lateral leg A+N

Answer 11

A: Fibular
N: Superficial fibular

Question 12

Dorsal foot muscles A+N

Answer 12

A: dorsalis pedis
N: deep fibular

Question 13

Plantar foot muscles A+N

Answer 13

A+N: Med and lat plantar
(lateral plantar nerve supplies all the muscles except FHB, abductor hallucis, FDB and 1st lumbrical- these are median plantar nerve.)