Module 5 Flashcards
Where is the psoas muscle location? What is its actions? What nerve innervates it?
Originates: T12-L5 TP, VB, and VD
Insertion: less trochanter
Actions: flexes the hip
Nerve: Femoral nerve
Where is the gracilis muscle location? What is its actions? What nerve innervates it?
O: inferior pubic symphysis, body and inferior
ramus of pubis
I: Medial proximal anterior tibial shaft (via
pes anserine tendon)
A: adduct and flex thigh, assists in medial
rotation of leg, *probably medially rotates
flexed knee
N: Obturator
What are the four quadriceps muscles?
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius
Vastus medialis
Rectus Femoris
What are the lateral hip rotators?
Piriformis
Quadratus femoris
Obturator externus
Obturator internus
What are the muscles that make up the hamstrings?
Semimembranosus
Semitendinosus
Biceps Femoris
What muscles attach to form the Achilles tendon?
Gastrocnemius and soleus
Where is the flexor hallicus longus muscle location? What is its actions? What nerve innervates it?
O: Inferior 2/3 of posterior fibula and interosseous membrane
I: inferior surface of distal phalange toe
A: flexion of great toe (hallux), plantarflexion
N: Tibial nerve
What’s the difference between tarsals vs talus?
Tarsals are the 7 bones in the foot. (Talus, Calcaneus, Navicular, Cuneiform I, II, III (medial, middle/intermediate,
lateral), Cuboid)
Talus is the second largest tarsal bone and is located in the hindfoot, above the calcaneus.
What part of the lumbar plexus does the iliohypogastric nerve originate from?
L1
What part of the lumbar plexus does the genitofemoral nerve originate from?
L1, 2
What part of the lumbar plexus does the Nerve to the psoas and iliacus nerve originate from?
L2-4
What part of the lumbar plexus does the Obturator nerve originate from?
L2-4
What part of the lumbar plexus does the ilioinguinal nerve originate from?
L1
What part of the lumbar plexus does the Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve originate from?
L2, 3
What part of the lumbar plexus does the femoral nerve originate from?
L2-4
What two nerves from L1, eventually combine?
Iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal nerves
What muscles are innervated from the iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal?
Internal oblique and transversus abdominus muscles
What do the cutaneous branches of the iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal innervate?
The skin of the groin and perineum
Which one of the iliohypogastric or the ilioinguinal nerve provides more superior and posterior fibers of the skin?
Iliohypogastric nerve
What kind of surgical repair can cause damages to the small branches of the lumbar plexus?
Inguinal hernia
What might a patient who had a recent surgery with unexplained groin pain/paresthesia could be experiencing?
Iatrogenic Damage to L1-2 Branches
What branch of the genitofemoral nerve innervates the cremaster muscle and anterior scrotal skin in males, and the skin of the mons pubis and labia majora in females?
Genital branch
What branch of the genitofemoral nerve supplies sensation to the upper anterior thigh?
Femoral branch
What is the entrapment of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve called?
Meralgia Parethetica
What muscles should we note due to the lateral exit of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (L2, 3)?
Muscle spasms in the Tensor fascia latea, sartorius, iliacus
What division of the lumbar plexus does the nerve to the psoas and iliacus derived from?
Posterior diversion of VPRs of L2-4
What muscles makes up the traditional innervation of the femoral nerve as it descends to the leg?
Quadriceps, pectineus, and sartorius
What muscle can be involved in low back pain associated with acute and repetitive trauma as well as poor posture, poor breathing technique, and other sedentary lifestyle habits?
Quadratus Lumborum
What VPR is the Quadratus lumborum innervated by?
The ventral primary rami of T12-L4
What portions in the diversions forms the femoral nerve?
Posterior diversion of the nerves and the Obturator from the anterior diversion
What happens embryologically to cause the posterior diversion muscles to be on the anterior surface?
Lower extremity limb bud rotate medially
Where does the saphenous nerve lead to?
Medial knee, leg, and medial ankle
What are the muscles that flex the hip and innervated by the femoral nerve?
Pectineus (L2-3)
Iliopsoas (L2-4)
Sartorius (L2-3)
Rectus Femoris (L2-4)
What are the muscles that extend the leg at the knee?
Quadriceps femoris (L2-4)
What happens with femoral nerve entrapment?
Quadriceps weakness, decreased patellar reflex, anterior thigh pain, and medial calf pain (saphenous nerve involvement)
What phase of a person’s gait might be dysfunctional if we have femoral nerve entrapment?
Swing phase gait
What division of the VPR makes the Obturator nerve?
L2-4
What portion of the thigh does the Obturator nerve innervate?
Adductors of the thigh
Where does the Obturator nerve pass through before it gets to the lower extremity?
Obturator foramen
What muscles are innervated by the Obturator nerve?
Obturator externus (L3, 4)
Adductor longus (L2-4)
Adductor brevis (L2-4)
Gracilis (L2-4)
Pectineus (L2-3)
Adductor magnus, anterior portion (L2-4)
What can happen to the Obturator nerve in the pelvic floor during pregnancy?
In the 3rd trimester of pregnancy entrapments, uterine fibroid or endometriosis tumors can make the Obturator nerve vulnerable
What are some of the ways the Obturator nerve can become entrapped?
Pubic ramus fracture
Hematomas,
Pregnancy
Where is the cutaneous innervation by the femoral nerve?
Anterior compartment of the thigh all the way to the medial side of the ankle
Where is the cutaneous innervation by the Obturator nerve?
Medial portion of the thigh