Lumbar Plexus Flashcards
Psoas Major muscle
Lumbar Nerves 1-3
Psoas minor muscle
Lumbar Nerves 1
Iliacus Muscle
Femoral N (L2, L3)
Quadratus Lumborum Muscle
Subcostal N, Lumbar Nerves 1-4
Lumbar plexus
Anterior primary rami L1-L3 and part of L4
Iliohypogastric N
L1 - Supplies the skin covering the pubis and gluteal region
Ilioinguinal N
Accompanies spermatic cord or round ligament of uterus thru inguinal canal
L1-sensory to skin of scrotum or labia major and thigh
Femoral N
L2, L3, L4 - Supplies muscles and skin of thigh
Lateral cutaneous N of thigh
L2, L3 - Supplies skin of anterior and lateral aspects of thigh
Genitofemoral N
L1, L2
Genital branch - creamaster muscle
Femoral branch - supplies skin over femoral triangle
Obturator N
L2, L3, L4 - Supplies muscles and skin of medial surface of thigh