LEA - Neurology Flashcards
name the branches of the lumbar plexus and what ventral rami compose them
name the branches of the sacral plexus and what ventral rami compose them
what nerves make up the sciatic nerve?
tibial n & common peroneal n.
name the dermatomes of the anterior aspect of the lower extremity
name the dermatomes of the posterior aspect of the lower extremity
name the dermatomes of the dorsal foot
name the dermatomes of the plantar foot
what cutaneous nerve is responsible for the L4 dermatome?
what are the cluneal nerves?
what nerve roots are responsible for the knee jerk reflex?
what nerve roots are responsible for the Achilles reflex?
what is a positive Babinski sign in an adult suggestive of?
what action and muscle can test the integrity of the L4 spinal nerve?
what action and muscle can test the integrity of the L5 spinal nerve?
what action and muscles can test the integrity of the S1 spinal nerve?
all muscles of the plantar foot are innervated by branches of the lateral plantar nerve save for what muscles?
a patient leans to his left side with each step forward.
what is this gait called and what side is affected?
a patient presents with a gait that requires him/her to shift the trunk backward with each step forward on the affected side.
what is this gait called and what nerve is affected?
a patient presents with a foot drop (or the inability to dorsiflex their foot at the ankle).
he/she can still evert their foot.
what nerve is potentially compromised?
describe the cutaneous innervation to each interspace on the dorsum of the foot
describe the autonomic innervation to the lower extremity
