L.E. Nerves

Question 0

Sciatic nerve

Answer 0

Is really 2 nerves bound together- tibial nerve and common fibular nerve

Supplies no structures in the gluteal region; it innervates the posterior thigh muscles, all leg and foot muscles, and the skin of most of the leg and foot

Question 1

Obturator nerve

Answer 1

Supplies adductor longus, adductor brevis, garcilis, and pectineus…posterior branch supplies the obturator externus and adductor Magnus

Question 2

Clunial nerves supply

Answer 2

Skin of gluteal region as far as greater trochanter

Question 3

Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh supplies

Answer 3

Skin of buttocks, skin over posterior aspect of thigh and calf …

Question 4

Superior gluteal nerve supply

Answer 4

Gluteus medius, gluteus minimis, and tensor fasciae latae

Question 5

Inferior gluteal nerve supply

Answer 5

Gluteus Maximus

Question 6

Nerve to quadratus femoris supply

Answer 6

Innervates hip joint, inferior gemellus, and quadratus femoris

Question 7

Nerve to obturator internus

Answer 7

Supplies superior gemellus and obturator internus

Question 8

Sural nerve supplies

Answer 8

Skin of posterior and lateral aspects of leg and lateral side of foot

Question 9

Common fibular nerve branches

Answer 9

The c.f.n. leaves the fossa and wind around the neck of the fibula, where its most prone to injury. Here it divides into its terminal branches, deep and superficial fibular nerves

Question 10

Most inferior branches of the Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh supplies

Answer 10

The skin that overlies the popliteal fossa

Question 11

What nerve innervates between 1st and 2nd toe

Answer 11

Deep fibular nerve

Question 12

Superficial branch of fibular nerve

Answer 12

Innervates lat compartment muscles