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Lumbar plexus is made up of

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L1 to L4

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Sacral plexus is made up of

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S1 to S4

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Cutaneous nerves is a

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Branch of nerve that supplies the skin, it has no motor supply. Only receiving sensation from the skin.

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Lumbar plexus of the lower limb

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Femoral nerve
Obturator nerve
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve of thigh
Lumbosacral trunk

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Femoral nerve muscular supply

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Flexors of hip

Extensors of knee

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Femoral nerve cuntaneous nerve branches

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Anterior cuntaneous nerve of thigh
Saphenous nerve (terminal branch)
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Femoral nerve supplies articular branches

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Hip joint

Knee joint

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Femoral nerve pathway

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Exits lumbar plexus and moves laterally around the psoas major, moves inferiorly under the inguinal ligament.

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Trauma to femoral nerve affects

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Extensor of knee.

Weak flexors, psoas major and pectineus is fine.

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Saphenous nerve supplies

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Medial anterior aspect of the knee below, including heel.

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Obturator nerve muscular supply

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Adductor muscles

Medial compartment of the thigh

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Obturator nerve cutaneous branches supply

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Medial aspect of the thigh

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Obturator nerve articular branches supply

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Hip joint

Knee joint

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Lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh, cutaneous supply

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Skin on the anterolateral aspect of the thigh

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Sacral plexus of lower limb nerves

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Sciatic nerve
Superior gluteal nerve
Inferior gluteal nerve
Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve of the thigh

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Sciatic nerve muscular supplies

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Posterior adductor muscle.
Hamstrings 
Biceps femoris
Semitendinosus 
Semimembranosus
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Sciatic nerve pathway

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Passes through greater sciatic notch of pelvic. Passes inferiorly through piriformis. Towards the popliteal fossa.

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Sciatic nerve cutaneous nerve supply

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None

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Sciatic nerve articular branches supply

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Hip joint

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Sciatic nerve divides in popliteal fossa…

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Common fibular nerve

Tibial nerve

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Tibial nerve muscular supply

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Muscles in the posterior compartment of the lower leg.

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Tibial nerve articular branches supplies

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Knee joint

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Tibial nerve cutaneous branches supplies

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Sural nerve

Medial calcaneal nerve.

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Sural nerve connecting to common fibular nerve

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Sural communicating branch

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Sural nerve cutaneous supply
Lower lateral leg and along the lateral margin of foot.
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Where does tibial nerve wrap around
Medial malleolus
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Tibial nerve terminal branches
Lateral and medial plantar nerve. Supplying the plantar view of foot.
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Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve of thigh is apart with which plexus
Lumbar plexus of the lower limb.
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What does the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh supply...
The skin on the anterolateral aspect of the thigh
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What is the lumbosacral trunk
An extension of L4 and L5 that descends and blends within the sacral plexus.
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List the nerves originating from the sacral plexus of the lower limb
Sciatic nerve Superior gluteal nerve Inferior gluteal nerve
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How can the sciatic nerve be damaged
Injuries by spinal disc movements on the sciatic nerve rootlets.
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Sciatic nerve motor muscular supply
``` Medial compartment of the thigh. The posterior adductor Magnus. Biceps femoris (long and short head) Semitendinosus Semimembranosus ```
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Pathway of the sciatic nerve
Passes through the greater sciatic notch of pelvic bone. | Passes inferiorly through the piriformis muscles. Into the popliteal fossa
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Does the sciatic nerve have cutaneous branches
None
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Sciatic nerve articular supply
Hip joint
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What are the terminal branches of the sciatic nerve
Tibial nerve | Common fibular nerve
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Where does the sciatic nerve divide
Before or within the popliteal fossa.
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Tibial nerve muscular motor supply
Muscles in the posterior compartment of the leg. | Supplying deep and superficial muscles groups
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Tibial nerve articular branch supply
Knee joint
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Tibial nerve cutaneous branch supply
Sural nerve | Medial calcaneal nerve
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The common fibula nerve joins the sural nerve by a ...
Sural communicating nerve branch
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Sural nerve supplies
The posterolateal nerve of the lower leg and lateral margin of foot.
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Medial calcaneal nerve supplies
The heel and the calcaneal tendon medial side
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The medial plantar nerve muscular supply
``` The plantar muscles, on the bottom of the foot. Flexor Digitorum brevis Flexor hallucis brevis Abductor hallucis 1st lumbrical ```
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Medial plantar nerve cuntaneous branch
Medial side of foot and the 3 1/2 medial phalanges
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Lateral plantar nerve has a
Bigger motor supply, but a smaller cutaneous supply.
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Medial plantar nerve has a
Smaller motor supply, but a bigger cuntaneous supply.
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The main nerve to muscles of the foot
Lateral plantar nerve
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Lateral plantar nerve cutaneous supply
Lateral side of the foot and the lateral 1 1/2 digits.
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The first common fibula nerve pathway
Wraps around the lateral aspect of the proximal fibula. Posterior aspect of the lower leg.
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Does the common fibular nerve have a muscular branch supply
No.
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Common fibular nerve articular branch supply
Knee joint and superior tibio-fibular joint
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Common fibular nerve splits into ...
Deep fibular nerve | Superficial fibular nerve.
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Which compartment does the superficial fibular nerve supply
Lateral compartment of the lower leg.
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Which compartment does the deep fibular nerve supply
The anterior compartment of the lower leg and the dorsal aspect of the foot.
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The common fibular cutaneous branch is the
Lateral sural cutaneous nerve
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The lateral sural cutaneous nerve supplies the
Posterior superior lateral compartment of the lower leg.
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Deep fibular nerve muscular branches to the ...
``` Anterior compartment of the lower leg. Tibialis anterior Extensor hallucis longus Extensor Digitorum Longus Fibularis Tertius And Some muscles on the dorsum of the foot. ```
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Deep fibular nerve cutaneous supply
1st web space on dorsum view.
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Deep fibular nerve articular branch supplies
Knee joint Superior tibiofibular joint Ankle joint Joints of the foot.
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Superficial fibular nerve muscular branches
Lateral compartment of the lower limb Fibularis Longus Fibularis brevis Supplying evertors of the foot and ankle.
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Superficial fibular nerve cutaneous branch supply
Anterolateral lower leg | Dorsum of the foot minus the 1st web space.
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Superficial fibular nerve articular branch supply
Superior tibiofibular joint Ankle joints Joints of the foot.
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If the common fibular nerve is damages from a lateral blow what movements are affect
Evertors, invertors, dorsiflexors, plantarflexors.
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Superficial fibular nerve muscular supply is the
Plantarflexors and evertors
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Deep fibular nerve supply’s the muscles there the
Dorsiflexors Invertors Evertors
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Common fibular nerve overall cutaneous supply
Lateral sural nerve Sural nerve Superficial fibular nerve Deep fibular nerve
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Sacral plexus gluteal nerves
Superior gluteal nerve | Inferior gluteal nerve
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Superior gluteal nerve muscular supply
Gluteus medius Gluteus minimus Tensor fascia lata
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Inferior gluteal nerve muscular supply
Gluteus maximus
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Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh emerges below piriformis and supplies...
Most of the posterior aspect of the thigh
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Abdominal aorta splits to form the 2...
Left and right common iliac arteries.
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The common iliac arteries split into...
Internal and external iliac artery
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The external iliac artery descends through the inguinal ligament to supply the lower limb. Once it passes the inguinal ligament it is now called the
Femoral artery
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Next to the femoral artery is the
Femoral vein
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What is in the femoral triangle
Femoral nerve Femoral artery Femoral vein
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Femoral artery extends inferiorly down the medial aspect of the femur bone. Anterior to the adductor muscles. Through the adductor canal wraps around at the adductor tubercle to the posterior aspect of the leg. Into the popliteal fossa.
Changing from femoral artery to popliteal artery and accompanied popliteal vein.
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Femoral (deep femoral) and popliteal artery in the this supplies
Anterior, posterior, and medial muscles compartments of the thigh. Hip joint Knee joint
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Popliteal artery splits to form...
Posterior tibial artery | Anterior tibia artery
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Posterior artery supplies the..
Posterior and lateral compartment of the leg.
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Posterior tibial artery spits under the medial malleolus to form...
Medial and lateral plantar artery
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Arteries of the plantar aspect of the foot....
Lateral plantar artery Medial plantar artery Plantar metatarsal artery Deep plantar arch.
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Fibular artery descends off the posterior tibial artery. It supplies ....
Posterior and lateral compartment of the leg.
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Anterior tibial artery passes over the ankle joint and changes to
Dorsalis pedis artery.
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Anterior tibial artery supplies
Anterior compartment of the leg and foot.
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Dorsalis pedis extends to the
1st and 2nd metatarsals on the dorsal joint

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