LE + Lumbar Plexus Anatomy Flashcards

1
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dorsal muscles in lower extremities

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  • extend and abduct the hip
  • flex knee and toes
  • plantar flex the ankle
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ventral muscles in lower extremities

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  • flex the hip
  • extend the knee and toes
  • dorsiflex the ankle
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three parts of the pelvis

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  • ilium
  • ischium
  • pubis
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4
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elevators in lower extremity

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DORSAL

  • hip extensors
  • abductors and flexors
  • knee and toe extensors
  • ankle dorsiflexors
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5
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depressors in lower extremitiy

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VENTRAL

  • hip adductors and extensors
  • knee and toe flexors
  • ankle plantar flexors
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6
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posterior divisions of lumbosacral plexus

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-go to ventral surface elevators

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7
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anterior divisions of lumbosacral plexus

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-go to medial and dorsal surface depressors

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8
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what ventral rami contribute to lumbar plexus?

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L1-L4

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9
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what ventral rami contribute to sacral plexus?

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L4/L5-S4

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10
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what comes off ventral rami L1?

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  • iliohypogastric

- ilioinguinal

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11
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what rami form the genitofemoral nerve?

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L1 and L2; two branches of these rami come together to form the genitofemoral

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12
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What forms the femoral nerve?

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posterior divisions of L2-L4

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13
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what does the femoral nerve innervate?

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anterior thigh

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14
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what forms the obturator nerve?

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anterior divisions of L2-L4

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15
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what does the obturator nerve innervate?

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the medial thigh

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16
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what forms the common fibular (peroneal) nerve?

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posterior divisions of L4-S2

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17
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what does the peroneal nerve innervate?

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back of thigh, swings around to front of leg

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18
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what forms the tibial nerve?

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the anterior divisions of L4-S4

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19
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what does the tibial nerve innervate?

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continues down the back of the leg from the back of the thigh

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20
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what forms the sicatic nerve?

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peroneal and tibial nerves

L4-S4 anterior and posterior divisions

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21
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what does the sicatic nerve innervate?

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back of the thigh

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22
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function of iliopsoas nerve

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hip flexion

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23
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function of femoral nerve

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quads - hip flexion and knee extension

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24
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function of obturator nerve

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adductors - hip adduction

25
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function of peroneal nerve

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anterior leg MM - dorsiflexion and toe extension

26
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function of tibial nerve

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posterior thigh and leg mm - hip extension, knee flexion, plantar flexion, and toe flexion

27
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what forms the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve?

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L2 and L3

28
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what does the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve innervate?

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the lateral aspect of the thigh

29
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what is the main branch of the femoral nerve?

A

saphenous nerve

30
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what does the saphenous nerve innervate?

A

the medial aspect of the leg and ankle

31
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what does the deep branch of the peroneal innervate?

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anterior compartment of leg; in between two big toes

32
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what does the superficial branch of the peroneal innervate?

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the lateral compartment of the leg

33
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muscles of the hip

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  • gluteus maximums
  • gluteus medius
  • gluteus minimus
  • piriformis
  • quadratus femoris
34
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where does the sciatic nerve emerge?

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emerges from under the piriformis

35
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quadriceps muscles

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  • sartorius
  • vastus lateralis
  • rectus femoris
  • vastus medialis
36
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what innervates quadriceps muscles?

A

femoral nerve

37
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arteries of lower limb

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aorta –> external iliac artery –> Profunda femoirs (deep artery of thigh) –> femoral artery –> popliteal artery –> anterior tibial –> dorsalis pedis

38
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hamstrings muscles

A

BITE ME Grandma

  • biceps femoris
  • semitendinosis
  • semimembrinosis
  • grasilis
39
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adductor muscles

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  • adductor longus
  • adductor magnus
  • adductor brevis
  • pectineus
40
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what innervates adductor muscles?

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obturator nerve

-includes pectineus that also gets innervation from the femoral nerve

41
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major extrinsic plantar flexors

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  • gastrocnemius (medial and lateral head)
  • plantaris
  • soleus
42
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what innervates major extrinsic plantar flexors?

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tibial nerve

43
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flexors and foot invertors

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  • tibialis posterior
  • flexor digitorum longus
  • flexor hallucis longus
  • popliteus
44
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toe extensors and ankle dorsiflexors

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  • extensor digitorum longus
  • extensor hallucis longus
  • peroneus tertius
  • tibialis anterior
45
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what innervates toe extensors and ankle dorsiflexors

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peroneal nerve

46
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foot everters

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  • peroneus longus
  • peroneus brevis
  • extensor hallucis longus
  • peroneus tertius
47
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superficial intrinsic foot muscles

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-plantar aponeurosis helps to stabilize the arch of the foot

48
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short flexors and abductors of foot

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  • flexor digitorum brevis
  • adductor digiti minimi
  • abductor hallucis
  • all originate from calcaneus
49
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intrinsic foot muscles deep layer

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control big toe

-similar to thenar and hypothenar eminences of the hand

50
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goals of lower limb muscles

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  • maintain stiff lower limb during walking
  • change limb angles to propel body forward and swing limb forward
  • sense and control limb angles
51
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gluteus maximus function during activity

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  • extensor that keeps you upright
  • thigh/hip extension
  • prevents jack-knifing of trunk
52
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lesser gluteals (minimus and medius) function during activity

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  • abductors that provide balance
  • thigh/hip abduction
  • function to balance the pelvis
53
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quadriceps (vasti) muscles function during activity

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  • extensors that resist
  • extend knee
  • function is to prevent collapse of the knee
54
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hamstrings function during activity

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  • keep you upright
  • extend hip and flex knee
  • function is to prevent jack-knifing of trunk
55
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iliopsoas function during activity

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  • flex thigh (hip)

- initiate limb swinging

56
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adductors function during activity

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kind of a mystery

adduct thigh

57
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ankle plantar flexors function during activity

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  • power locomotion
  • plantarflex
  • drives toe-off and can store energy
58
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ankle dorsiflexors function during activity

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  • clearing the floor and landing
  • dorsiflex
  • control foot position during swing and position foot for heel-strike
59
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nerves that travel around the lateral ankle to the plantar surface of the foot

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Tom Dick and never Harry
Tibialis posterior
flexor Digitorum longus
post tib Artery 
tibial Nerve
flexor Hallucis longus