Lower Extremity Innervations

Question 1

What nerve innervates Psoas Major & Minor and Quadratus Lumborum?

Answer 1

Lumbar Plexus

Question 2

What nerve innervates Piriformis, Superior & Inferior Gemelli, Obturator Internus, and Quadratus Femoris?

Answer 2

Sacral Plexus N

Question 3

What nerve innervates Gluteus Maximus?

Answer 3

Inferior Gluteal N

All the inferior subjects go the Max powerful one

Question 4

What nerve innervates Glutues Medius & Minimus and Tensor Fasciae Latae?

Answer 4

Superior Gluteal N

Question 5

What nerve innervates all quadriceps (Vastus Lat, Vastus Med, Vastus Intermed & Rectus Femoris), Iliacus, Sartorius, and Pectineus?

Answer 5

Femoral N

Question 6

What nerve innervates Adductor (Longus, Bravis and Magnus), Obturator Externus and Gracilis

Answer 6

Obturator N

Question 7

What nerve innervates Soleus, Popliteus, Plantaris, Tibialis Posterior, Gastrocnemius, Flexor Hallucis Longus, and Flexor Digitorum Longus?

Answer 7

Tibial N

Question 8

What nerve innervates the hamstrings (Semitendinosis, Semimembranosus, & Biceps Femoris Long Head & Short Head?

Answer 8

Sciatic N

Question 9

What nerve innervates Tib Anterior, Extensor Digitorum Longus, Extensor Hallucius Longus, Peroneus Tertius, and Extensor Digitorum Brevis?

Answer 9

Deep Peroneal N

Question 10

What nerve innervates Peroneus Longus & Brevis?

Answer 10

Superficial Peroneal N

Question 11

What nerve innervates Abductor Hallucis, Lumbrical I, Flexor Dig Brevis, and Flexor Hallucis Brevis?

Answer 11

Medial Plantar N
(Pneumonic: 2 fussy babies, ABsolutley Hate 1/2 a Lullaby –> 2 flexor babies (2 brevis), ABdutor Hallucis, (we learn 1/2 the lumbricals..I guess it is just 1)

Question 12

What nerve innervates ABductor Digiti Minimi, Flexor Digit Mnimi, Opponens Digit Minimi, Dorsal & Plantar Interossei, Quadratus Plantae, Adductor Hallucis, and Lumbricals II-IV?

Answer 12

Lateral Plantar N