Nerve Supply Flashcards
Lumbar plexus is made up of
L1 to L4
Sacral plexus is made up of
S1 to S4
Cutaneous nerves is a
Branch of nerve that supplies the skin, it has no motor supply. Only receiving sensation from the skin.
Lumbar plexus of the lower limb
Femoral nerve
Obturator nerve
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve of thigh
Lumbosacral trunk
Femoral nerve muscular supply
Flexors of hip
Extensors of knee
Femoral nerve cuntaneous nerve branches
Anterior cuntaneous nerve of thigh Saphenous nerve (terminal branch)
Femoral nerve supplies articular branches
Hip joint
Knee joint
Femoral nerve pathway
Exits lumbar plexus and moves laterally around the psoas major, moves inferiorly under the inguinal ligament.
Trauma to femoral nerve affects
Extensor of knee.
Weak flexors, psoas major and pectineus is fine.
Saphenous nerve supplies
Medial anterior aspect of the knee below, including heel.
Obturator nerve muscular supply
Adductor muscles
Medial compartment of the thigh
Obturator nerve cutaneous branches supply
Medial aspect of the thigh
Obturator nerve articular branches supply
Hip joint
Knee joint
Lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh, cutaneous supply
Skin on the anterolateral aspect of the thigh
Sacral plexus of lower limb nerves
Sciatic nerve
Superior gluteal nerve
Inferior gluteal nerve
Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve of the thigh
Sciatic nerve muscular supplies
Posterior adductor muscle. Hamstrings Biceps femoris Semitendinosus Semimembranosus
Sciatic nerve pathway
Passes through greater sciatic notch of pelvic. Passes inferiorly through piriformis. Towards the popliteal fossa.
Sciatic nerve cutaneous nerve supply
None
Sciatic nerve articular branches supply
Hip joint
Sciatic nerve divides in popliteal fossa…
Common fibular nerve
Tibial nerve
Tibial nerve muscular supply
Muscles in the posterior compartment of the lower leg.
Tibial nerve articular branches supplies
Knee joint
Tibial nerve cutaneous branches supplies
Sural nerve
Medial calcaneal nerve.
Sural nerve connecting to common fibular nerve
Sural communicating branch
Sural nerve cutaneous supply
Lower lateral leg and along the lateral margin of foot.
Where does tibial nerve wrap around
Medial malleolus
Tibial nerve terminal branches
Lateral and medial plantar nerve. Supplying the plantar view of foot.
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve of thigh is apart with which plexus
Lumbar plexus of the lower limb.
What does the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh supply…
The skin on the anterolateral aspect of the thigh
What is the lumbosacral trunk
An extension of L4 and L5 that descends and blends within the sacral plexus.
List the nerves originating from the sacral plexus of the lower limb
Sciatic nerve
Superior gluteal nerve
Inferior gluteal nerve
How can the sciatic nerve be damaged
Injuries by spinal disc movements on the sciatic nerve rootlets.
Sciatic nerve motor muscular supply
Medial compartment of the thigh. The posterior adductor Magnus. Biceps femoris (long and short head) Semitendinosus Semimembranosus
Pathway of the sciatic nerve
Passes through the greater sciatic notch of pelvic bone.
Passes inferiorly through the piriformis muscles. Into the popliteal fossa