Lumbosacral Plexus and Vasculature Flashcards
the aorta divides into what in the lower part of the body?
right and left common iliac arteries
what level of spinal column does the aorta divide?
L4
common iliac arteries branch into what?
internal and external iliac arteries
what does the external iliac artery become? when does the name change?
femoral artery once it passes under the inguinal ligament
how does the internal iliac artery branch?
into an anterior and posterior division
what does the anterior division of the internal iliac artery provide?
pelvic viscera structures in the perineum
what is the perineum?
external genitalia
what does the posterior division of the internal iliac artery provide?
gluteal muscles/region
lower back
sacral nerves
name the three branches of the posterior division of the internal iliac artery
iliolumbar
lateral sacral
superior gluteal
what does the iliolumbar artery provide?
psoas muscle
what does the lateral sacral artery provide?
meninges/spinal roots
what does the superior gluteal artery provide?
gluteal muscles
name the three branches of the internal iliac anterior division to know
obturator
inferior gluteal
internal pudendal
what does the obturator artery provide? what is it a branch of?
medial thigh muscles
branch of the anterior division of the internal iliac
what does the inferior gluteal artery provide? what is it a branch of?
gluteal muscles
branch of the anterior division of the internal iliac
what does the internal pudendal artery provide? what is it a branch of?
perineum
branch of the anterior division of the internal iliac
the lumbar portion of the lumbosacral plexus is considered to include ventral rami of what spinal roots?
L1 to L4
name the nerve that is a branch of off the L1 ventral rami
ilioinguinal nerve
what is the spinal root of the ilioinguinal nerve?
L1
what does the ilioinguinal nerve do?
sensation in scrotum/labia majora