Lumbar Plexus - Part 2 Flashcards
Which is the largest branch of the lumbar plexus?
The femoral nerve
The femoral nerve contains fibers from what?
L2, L3, and L4
The femoral nerve forms where?
Posterior to the psoas major
The femoral nerve emerges where?
Lateral to psoas and anterior to the iliacus
The femoral nerve pass posterior to what?
The inguinal ligament
Once the femoral nerve passes the inguinal ligament it enters what area?
The femoral triangle
Once the femoral nerve enters the femoral triangle it is just lateral to what?
The femoral artery
From the femoral triangle, the femoral nerve runs inferior and _______ through what?
Medically,
Adductor canal
The femoral nerve enters the leg on which side of the knee?
medial
The femoral nerve only gives off branches in which two areas?
In abdomen and femoral triangle
In which area does the femoral nerve give of muscular branches?
abdomen
The muscular branches given off by the femoral nerve in the abdomen supply what?
Iliacus
pectineus
The muscular branches given off by the femoral nerve in the abdomen supply the iliacus and pectineus and also sends fibers to what other structure?
The femoral artery
One the femoral nerve passes the inguinal ligament it divides into what?
Anterior and posterior division
The anterior division of the femoral nerve gives rise to what three nerves?
Intermediate cutaneous nerve of the thigh
Medial cutaneous nerve of the thigh
Nerve to the sartorius
The intermediate cutaneous nerve of the thigh and supplies what?
Skin on the anterior thigh down to the knee
The lateral branch of the intermediate cutaneous nerve of the thigh communicates with what branch of what nerve?
The femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve
The medial cutaneous nerve of the thigh crosses anterior to what?
The femoral artery
The medial cutaneous nerve of the thigh sends branches to supplies what?
Skin of medial thigh,
Medial knee,
Knee across to the lateral side of the patella
Some branches of the medial cutaneous nerve of the thigh will supply skin of medial leg through communications with what nerve?
saphenous nerve
The nerve to the sartorius supplies what?
Sartorius muscle
The posterior division of the femoral nerve gives rise to what types of branches?
Muscular branches
Vascular branches
Articular branches
After the posterior division of the femoral artery gives rise to its branches, it becomes what nerve?
Saphenous nerve
The muscular branches of the posterior division of the femoral nerve supply what muscle?
Quadriceps muscles
The vascular branches of posterior division of the femoral nerve supply what?
The femoral artery and its branches
The articular branches of the posterior division of the femoral nerve supply what?
The knee joint