Lumbosacral Plexus And Pelvic Limb Nerves Flashcards
What three nerves innervate the abdominal wall?
Costoabdominal n, cranial iliohypogastric n, caudal iliohypogastric n
What two components make up the lumbosacral plexus and what are their corresponding vertebra?
Lumbar component L3-L6
Sacral component S1-S3
What are intercostal nerves?
Intercostal nerves are the ventral branches of thoracic spinal nerves 1-12
What structures do intercostal nerves provide motor function for?
External and internal intercostal mm, transversus thoracis m, and rectus abdominis m
What provides the cutaneous sensory innervation from intercostal n?
Lateral cutaneous branch and ventral cutaneous branch
True or False: the nerves that innervate the abdominal wall all provide sensory and motor function.
True
What makes up the lumbosacral plexus?
Ventral branches of lumbar and sacral spinal nerves
The genitofemoral nerve is motor to what structure?
Cremaster muscle
The genitofemoral nerve is sensory for what?
From skin in inguinal region (inguinal mammary gland, prepuce) and proximal medial thigh
The genitofemoral nerve is formed by ventral branches of which vertebra spinal nerves?
L3 and L4
True or False: the genitofemoral nerves supplies motor function only in males.
True
The obturator nerve innervates adductors of pelvic limb, which includes what structures?
External obturator muscle, pectineus muscle, gracilis muscle, adductor muscle
The obturator nerve arises from which spinal nerves?
L4, L5, L6
The obturator nerves supplies what function?
Motor
The femoral nerve arises from which spinal nerves?
L4, L5, L6
The femoral nerve emerges from what structure?
Iliopsoas muscle
What structures does the femoral nerve innervate and provide motor function?
Iliopsoas muscle, quadriceps femoris muscle, sartorius muscle
The femoral nerve gives rise to what other nerve and what is its function?
Saphenous nerve
Cutaneous innervation to skin of medial femoral, genual, tibial and pes regions
Describe the afferent input, central connection, and efferent output of the patellar reflex.
Afferent input: the sensory receptor in the quadriceps muscle sends a signal along the afferent neuron to the spinal cord
Central connection: the signal synapses at the level of L3 and L4 in the spinal cord
Efferent output: an alpha motor neuron conducts efferent impulse back to the quadriceps femoris muscle, triggering contraction. Contraction causes the leg to kick.
The caudal cutaneous femoral nerve arises from which spinal nerves?
S1, S2, S3