LE Muscles - Innervations Flashcards
Iliacus
innervation- femoral nerve & lumbar plexus branches
Psoas (L. muscle of the loin)
innervation- ventral rami L1-3
Rectus femoris (L2, 3, 4) (L. straight)
innervation- femoral nerve
Sartorius (L. sartor, a tailor)
innervation- femoral nerve
Tensor fasciae latae
innervation- superior gluteal nerve
Vastus intermedius (L2, 3, 4)
innervation- femoral nerve
Vastus lateralis (L2, 3, 4)
innervation- femoral nerve
Vastus medialis (L2, 3, 4)
innervation- femoral nerve
Adductor brevis
innervation- obturator nerve
Adductor longus
innervation- obturator nerve
Adductor magnus
innervation- obturator nerve (adductor region) & tibial division (hamstring region) of the sciatic nerve
Gracilis (L. scanty)
innervation- obturator nerve
Pectineus
innervation- femoral nerve & accessory obturator nerve when this nerve is present
Obturator externus
innervation- obturator nerve
Gemellus inferior (L. twin)
innervation- sacral plexus (nerve to the quadratus femoris)
Gemellus superior
innervation- sacral plexus (nerve to the obturator internus)
Gluteus maximus
innervation- inferior gluteal nerve
Gluteus medius
innervation- superior gluteal nerve
Gluteus minimis
innervation- superior gluteal nerve
Obturator internus
innervation- sacral plexus (nerve to the obturator internus)