Chapter 5: Lower Limb Flashcards
The femoral nerves come from which division of the spinal nerves?
posterior division L2 through L4
Obturator nerve forms from what division of the spinal nerves?
anterior divisions of L2 through L4
Tibial nerve is formed from what divisions of the spinal nerves?
anterior divisions of L4 through S3
Common fibular nerve is formed from what division of the spinal nerves?
posterior divisions of L4 through S2
The superior gluteal nerve is formed from what division of the spinal nerves?
posterior division L4 through S1
The inferior gluteal nerve is formed from what divisions of the spinal nerves?
posterior divisions of L5 through S2
The sciatic nerve is formed from a combination of what 2 nerves?
the tibial and common fibular nerves
What does the common fibular nerve divide into?
in the proximal leg into the superficial and deep fibular nerve
What are the muscles innervated by the femoral nerve?
anterior compartment of thigh (quadriceps femoris, sartorius, pectineus)
What are the primary actions of the muscles that are innervated by the femoral nerve?
extend knee
flex hip
What are the muscles that are innervated by the obturator nerve?
Medial compartment of the thigh (gracilis, adductor longus, adductor brevis, anterior portion of adductor magnus)
What are the muscles innervated by the tibial nerve?
posterior compartment of thigh (semimembranosus semitendinosus, long head of biceps femoris, posterior portion of adductor magnus
posterior compartment of leg (gastrocnemius, soleus, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus, tibialis posterior)
Plantar muscle of foot
What are the muscles innervated by the common fibular nerve?
short head of the biceps femoris
What muscle are innervated by the superficial fibular nerve?
lateral compartment of leg (fibularis longus, fibularis brevis)
What are the muscles innervated by the deep fibular nerve?
anterior compartment of leg (tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis extensor digitorum, fibularis tertius)
Primary actions of muscles innervated by the obturator nerve?
adduct thigh
medially rotate thigh
Primary actions of muscles innervated by the tibial nerve?
flex knee
extend thigh
plantar flex foot (S1-S2)
flex digits
inversion
Primary actions of the muscles innervated by the common fibular nerve?
to flex knee
What are the primary action of the muscles that innervate the superficial fibular nerve?
eversion
What are the primary actions of the muscles innervated by the deep fibular nerve?
- dorsiflex foot (L4-L5)
- extend digits
- inversion
What are the collateral nerves of the lumbosacral plexus?
- superior gluteal nerve
- inferior gluteal nerve
What are the primary muscles innervated by the superior gluteal nerve?
gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, tensor fasciae latae
What are the primary actions of the superior gluteal nerve?
- stabilize pelvis
- abduct hip
What are the primary muscles innervated by the inferior gluteal nerve?
gluteus maximus
What is the action of the muscles innervated by the inferior gluteal nerve?
- extension of hip
- lateral rotation of thigh