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)
Piriformis
innervation- branches of the lumbosacral plexus
Quadratus femoris
innervation- sacral plexus (nerve to the quadratus femoris)
Biceps femoris
innervation- tibial (long head) & peroneal (short head) divisions of the sciatic nerve
Semimembranosus
innervation- tibial division of the sciatic nerve
Semitendinosus
innervation- tibial division of the sciatic nerve
Extensor digitorum longus
innervation- deep peroneal nerve
Extensor hallucis longus (L. hallex, great toe)
innervation- deep peroneal nerve
Peroneus tertius
innervation- deep peroneal nerve
Tibialis anterior
innervation- deep peroneal nerve
Peroneus longus
innervation- superficial peroneal nerve
Peroneus brevis
innervation- superficial peroneal nerve
Flexor digitorum longus
innervation- tibial nerve
Flexor hallucis longus
innervation- tibial nerve
Gastrocnemius (S1,2) (G. gaster, belly + kneme, leg)
innervation- tibial nerve
Plantaris (L. planta, sole)
innervation- tibial nerve
Popliteus
innervation- tibial nerve
Soleus (S1,2)
innervation- tibial nerve
Tibialis posterior
innervation- tibial nerve
Abductor digiti minimi
innervation- lateral plantar nerve
Abductor halluces
innervation- medial plantar nerve
Adductor halluces
innervation- lateral plantar nerve
Extensor digitorum brevis
innervation- deep peroneal nerve
Extensor hallucis brevis
innervation- deep peroneal nerve
Flexor digitorum accessories
innervation- lateral plantar nerve
Flexor digitorum brevis
innervation- medial plantar nerve
Flexor digiti minimi
innervation- lateral plantar nerve
Flexor hallucis brevis
innervation- medial plantar nerve
Interossei-dorsal
innervation- lateral plantar nerve
Interossei-plantar
innervation- lateral plantar nerve
Lumbricals
innervation- 1st- medial plantar nerve & 2-4- lateral plantar nerve