lower limb

Question 1

hip flexion

Answer 1

myotomes - L1/2 (iliofemoral nerve)
muscles - iliopsoas

Question 2

hip extension

Answer 2

myotomes - L5-S2 (inferior gluteal nerve)
muscles - gluteus maximus

Question 3

knee flexion

Answer 3

myotomes - L5-S2 (sciatic nerve)
muscles - hamstring

Question 4

knee extension

Answer 4

myotomes - L2-L4 (femoral nerve
muscles - quadriceps

Question 5

ankle dorsiflexion

Answer 5

myotomes - L4/5 (deep peroneal nerve)
muscles - tibialis anterior

Question 6

ankle plantarflexion

Answer 6

myotomes - S1/2 (tibial nerve)
muscles - gastrocnemius, soleus

Question 7

patellar reflex

Answer 7

L2-L4

Question 8

achilles reflex

Answer 8

S1, S2

Question 9

grading system to scale reflexes

Answer 9

0: absent
1+: decreased but still present (hyporeflexic)
2+: normal
3+: hyper-reflexic
4+: clonus - repetitive shortening of the muscle after a single stimulation

Question 10

gluteal safe

Answer 10

index finger on ASIS, middle finger on iliac tubercle - area in between

Question 11

LMN lesion conditons

Answer 11

DMD and BMD (duchenne and becker muscular dystrophy), Bells palsy