Lower Extremity Muscles: Innervation Flashcards

1
Q

The following muscles are all innervated by the superior gluteal nerve, EXCEPT:

A. Gluteus Maximus
B. Gluteus Medius
C. Gluteus Minimus
D. Tensor fascia latae

A

A. Gluteus Maximus

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2
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The following muscles are all innervated by the femoral nerve, EXCEPT:

A. Vastus Lateralis
B. Pectineus
C. Psoas
D. Rectus Femoris

A

C. Psoas

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3
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Determine which nerve supplies the following muscles.

  1. Gracilis
  2. Rectus Femoris
  3. Psoas
  4. Vastus Medialis
  5. Pectineus

A. Femoral Nerve
B. Obturator nerve
C. Lumbar plexus

A
  1. B
  2. A
  3. C
  4. A
  5. A
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4
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Determine which nerve supplies the following muscles.

  1. Adductor Brevis
  2. Quadratus femoris
  3. Semitendinosus
  4. Adductor Longus
  5. Long head of Biceps Femoris

A. Tibial portion of sciatic nerve
B. Obturator nerve
C. Sacral plexus

A
  1. B
  2. C
  3. A
  4. B
  5. A
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5
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Determine which nerve supplies the following muscles.

  1. Gemellus Superior
  2. Obturator Internus
  3. Semimembranosus
  4. Adductor magnus
  5. Obturator Externus

A. Tibial portion of sciatic nerve
B. Obturator nerve
C. Sacral plexus

A
  1. C
  2. C
  3. A
  4. A or B
  5. B

NOTE: Adductor magnus is innervated by both the obturator nerve (adductor portion) and sciatic nerve (hamstring portion)

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6
Q

TRUE OR FALSE: The common peroneal portion of sciatic
nerve innervates the short head of the biceps femoris

A

True

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7
Q

The hamstring portion of the adductor magnus is supplied by the _____.

A

sciatic nerve

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8
Q

What nerve innervated the gluteus maximus?

A. Femoral Nerve
B. Sciatic Nerve
C. Obturator Nerve
D. Inferior Gluteal Nerve
E. Superior Gluteal Nerve

A

D. Inferior Gluteal Nerve

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9
Q

What nerve innervated the gluteus medius?

A. Femoral Nerve
B. Sciatic Nerve
C. Obturator Nerve
D. Inferior Gluteal Nerve
E. Superior Gluteal Nerve

A

E. Superior Gluteal Nerve

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10
Q

What nerve innervated the vastus medialis?

A. Femoral Nerve
B. Sciatic Nerve
C. Obturator Nerve
D. Inferior Gluteal Nerve
E. Superior Gluteal Nerve

A

A. Femoral Nerve

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11
Q

What nerve innervated the rectus femoris?

A. Femoral Nerve
B. Sciatic Nerve
C. Obturator Nerve
D. Inferior Gluteal Nerve
E. Superior Gluteal Nerve

A

A. Femoral Nerve

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12
Q

What nerve innervated the piriformis?

A. Femoral Nerve
B. Sciatic Nerve
C. Obturator Nerve
D. First and second sacral nerves
E. Sacral plexus

A

D. First and second sacral nerves

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13
Q

The gemellus inferior is innervated by the ____.

A

sacral plexus

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14
Q

TRUE OR FALSE: The Sartorius is innervated by the sciatic nerve.

A

False.

It is innervated by the femoral nerve

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15
Q

TRUE OR FALSE: Both the Iliacus and Psoas muscle is innervated by the femoral nerve.

A

False.

Iliacus = Femoral Nerve
Psoas = Lumbar Plexus

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16
Q

Vastus Intermedius is innervated by the ____

A

Femoral nerve

17
Q

Determine which nerve innervates the following muscles.

  1. Plantaris
  2. Extensor digitorum brevis
  3. Peroneus longus
  4. Peroneus tertius
  5. Soleus

A. Superficial peroneal nerve
B. Deep peroneal nerve
C. Tibial nerve

A
  1. C
  2. B
  3. A
  4. B
  5. C
18
Q

Determine which nerve innervates the following muscles.

  1. Tibialis anterior
  2. Extensor hallucis longus
  3. Peroneus brevis
  4. Gastrocnemius
  5. Popliteus

A. Superficial peroneal nerve
B. Deep peroneal nerve
C. Tibial nerve

A
  1. B
  2. B
  3. A
  4. C
  5. C
19
Q

Which nerve innervates the Plantar Interossei?

A. Tibial nerve
B. Superficial peroneal nerve
C. Deep peroneal nerve
D. Medial plantar nerve
E. Lateral plantar nerve

A

E. Lateral plantar nerve

20
Q

Which nerve innervates the Abductor hallucis?

A. Tibial nerve
B. Superficial peroneal nerve
C. Deep peroneal nerve
D. Medial plantar nerve
E. Lateral plantar nerve

A

D. Medial plantar nerve

21
Q

Which nerve innervates the Flexor digiti minimi brevis?

A. Tibial nerve
B. Superficial peroneal nerve
C. Deep peroneal nerve
D. Medial plantar nerve
E. Lateral plantar nerve

A

E. Lateral plantar nerve

22
Q

TRUE OR FALSE: The flexor hallucis longus is innervated by the tibial nerve.

A

True

23
Q

The following is innervated by the medial plantar nerve, EXCEPT:

A. Flexor hallucis brevis
B. Flexor digitorum brevis
C. Adductor hallucis
D. Abductor hallucis

A

C. Adductor hallucis

24
Q

The following is innervated by the tibial nerve, EXCEPT:

A. Flexor digitorum longus
B. Flexor hallucis longus
C. Gastrocnemius
D. Soleus
E. Peroneus tertius

A

E. Peroneus tertius

25
Q

Determine which nerve innervates the following muscles.

  1. Extensor digitorum longus
  2. Tibialis Posterior
  3. Abductor Digiti Minimi
  4. Dorsal Interossei
  5. Quadratus Plantae

A. Lateral plantar nerve
B. Deep peroneal nerve
C. Tibial nerve

A
  1. B
  2. C
  3. A
  4. A
  5. A
26
Q

The 1st Lumbrical is innervated by the (1)_____, while the rest is innervated by the (2)_____.

A
  1. medial plantar nerve
  2. lateral plantar nerve