Lower Extremity Muscles: Innervation Flashcards
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. Gluteus Maximus
The following muscles are all innervated by the femoral nerve, EXCEPT:
A. Vastus Lateralis
B. Pectineus
C. Psoas
D. Rectus Femoris
C. Psoas
Determine which nerve supplies the following muscles.
- Gracilis
- Rectus Femoris
- Psoas
- Vastus Medialis
- Pectineus
A. Femoral Nerve
B. Obturator nerve
C. Lumbar plexus
- B
- A
- C
- A
- A
Determine which nerve supplies the following muscles.
- Adductor Brevis
- Quadratus femoris
- Semitendinosus
- Adductor Longus
- Long head of Biceps Femoris
A. Tibial portion of sciatic nerve
B. Obturator nerve
C. Sacral plexus
- B
- C
- A
- B
- A
Determine which nerve supplies the following muscles.
- Gemellus Superior
- Obturator Internus
- Semimembranosus
- Adductor magnus
- Obturator Externus
A. Tibial portion of sciatic nerve
B. Obturator nerve
C. Sacral plexus
- C
- C
- A
- A or B
- B
NOTE: Adductor magnus is innervated by both the obturator nerve (adductor portion) and sciatic nerve (hamstring portion)
TRUE OR FALSE: The common peroneal portion of sciatic
nerve innervates the short head of the biceps femoris
True
The hamstring portion of the adductor magnus is supplied by the _____.
sciatic nerve
What nerve innervated the gluteus maximus?
A. Femoral Nerve
B. Sciatic Nerve
C. Obturator Nerve
D. Inferior Gluteal Nerve
E. Superior Gluteal Nerve
D. Inferior Gluteal Nerve
What nerve innervated the gluteus medius?
A. Femoral Nerve
B. Sciatic Nerve
C. Obturator Nerve
D. Inferior Gluteal Nerve
E. Superior Gluteal Nerve
E. Superior Gluteal Nerve
What nerve innervated the vastus medialis?
A. Femoral Nerve
B. Sciatic Nerve
C. Obturator Nerve
D. Inferior Gluteal Nerve
E. Superior Gluteal Nerve
A. Femoral Nerve
What nerve innervated the rectus femoris?
A. Femoral Nerve
B. Sciatic Nerve
C. Obturator Nerve
D. Inferior Gluteal Nerve
E. Superior Gluteal Nerve
A. Femoral Nerve
What nerve innervated the piriformis?
A. Femoral Nerve
B. Sciatic Nerve
C. Obturator Nerve
D. First and second sacral nerves
E. Sacral plexus
D. First and second sacral nerves
The gemellus inferior is innervated by the ____.
sacral plexus
TRUE OR FALSE: The Sartorius is innervated by the sciatic nerve.
False.
It is innervated by the femoral nerve
TRUE OR FALSE: Both the Iliacus and Psoas muscle is innervated by the femoral nerve.
False.
Iliacus = Femoral Nerve
Psoas = Lumbar Plexus