lower limb nerves from tutorial

Question 1

obturator nerve roots

Answer 1

L2-L4

Question 2

obturator nerve cause of damage

Answer 2

compression from lateral bladder wall tumour

Question 3

obturator nerve sensory deficit

Answer 3

over inner proximal thigh

Question 4

obturator nerve motor deficit

Answer 4

impaired hip adduction

Question 5

femoral nerve roots

Answer 5

L2-L4

Question 6

femoral nerve cause of damage

Answer 6

psoas haematoma

Question 7

femoral nerve sensory deficit

Answer 7

over anteromedial thigh, medial leg and medial foot

Question 8

femoral nerve motor deficit

Answer 8

impaired hip flexion and knee extension

Question 9

lateral femoral cutaneous nerve nerve roots

Answer 9

L2-L3

Question 10

lateral femoral cutaneous nerve cause of damage

Answer 10

compression at the level of the inguinal ligament due to pregnancy

Question 11

lateral femoral cutaneous nerve sensory deficit

Answer 11

over outer thigh

Question 12

lateral femoral cutaneous nerve motor deficit

Answer 12

none

Question 13

tibial nerve roots

Answer 13

L4-S3

Question 14

tibial nerve cause of damage

Answer 14

tibial fracture

Question 15

tibial nerve sensory deficit

Answer 15

over sole of the foot

Question 16

tibial nerve motor deficit

Answer 16

impaired plantarflexion and inversion

Question 17

inferior gluteal nerve roots

Answer 17

L5-S2

Question 18

inferior gluteal nerve cause of damage

Answer 18

posterior hip dislocation

Question 19

inferior gluteal nerve sensory deficit

Answer 19

none

Question 20

inferior gluteal nerve motor deficit

Answer 20

impaired hip extension

Question 21

superior gluteal nerve roots

Answer 21

L4-S1

Question 22

superior gluteal nerve cause of damage

Answer 22

intramuscular injection in upper medial gluteal region

Question 23

superior gluteal nerve sensory deficit

Answer 23

none

Question 24

superior gluteal nerve motor deficit

Answer 24

impaired hip abduction

Question 25

sural nerve roots

Answer 25

L4-S3

Question 26

sural nerve cause of damage

Answer 26

achilles’ tendon rupture

Question 27

sural nerve sensory deficit

Answer 27

over posterolateral side of the leg and lateral borders of foot

Question 28

sural nerve motor deficit

Answer 28

no motor deficit

Question 29

common peroneal nerve roots

Answer 29

L4-S2

Question 30

common peroneal cause of damage

Answer 30

fracture of the fibular head

Question 31

common peroneal nerve sensory deficit

Answer 31

over the lateral surface of the leg and dorsal of foot and toes

Question 32

common peroneal nerve motor deficit

Answer 32

impaired dorsiflexion and eversion

Question 33

sciatic nerve roots

Answer 33

L4-S3

Question 34

sciatic nerve cause of damage

Answer 34

piriformis abscess

Question 35

sciatic nerve sensory deficit

Answer 35

over the leg and foot except medial leg and medial foot

Question 36

sciatic nerve motor deficit

Answer 36

impaired knee flexion and hip extension

Question 37

what does sciatic nerve split into?

Answer 37

common fibular and tibial nerves

Question 38

innervation of anterior, medial and posterior compartment of thigh

Answer 38

anterior = femoral
medial = obturator
posterior = sciatic