Lower Extremity PNS Flashcards
1
Q
Muscles innervated by medial plantar nerve
A
AH, FDB, FHB, 1st lumbrical
2
Q
most common cause of femoral neuropathy
A
diabetic amyotrophy
3
Q
what does the saphenous nerve innervate?
A
medial leg
4
Q
common cause of saphenous neuropathy
A
injury from knee arthroscopy trocar
5
Q
what does the anterior division of the lumbar plexus give rise to?
A
obturator nerve
6
Q
what nerve root form the sacral plexus
A
L4-S4
7
Q
imaging test for nerve root avulsion?
A
MRI
8
Q
describe the initial course of the sciatic nerve
A
exits the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen and descends between the ischial tuberosity and lesser trochater
