Nerves Flashcards
Who are the big 5 nerves of the lumbosacral plexus (L1-S3)?
Femoral, Obturator, sciatic, superior gluteal, inferior gluteal
Spinal Level(s) of Iliohypogastric Nerve
L1
Spinal Level(s) of Ilioinguinal Nerve
L1
Spinal Level(s) of Genitofemoral Nerve- Genital branch/femoral branch
L1, L2
Spinal Level(s) of Femoral Nerve
L2-L4
Goes to quads (2-4, kick the door)
Spinal Level(s) of Obturator Nerve
L2-L4
Adducts
Spinal Level(s) of Lateral femoral Cutaneous Nerve
L2-L3
Spinal Level(s) of Sciatic Nerve
L4-S3
What does the Sciatic N. Branch into?
Common fibular n. & common tibular n.
Spinal Level(s) of Superior Gluteal Nerve
L4-S1
Spinal Level(s) of Inferior Gluteal Nerve
L5-S2
Spinal Level(s) of Posterior Cutaneous Nerve of the Thigh
S1-S3
Spinal Level(s) of Nerve to Quadratus Femoris
L5-S1
Spinal Level(s) of Nerve to Obturator Internus
L5-S2
Spinal Level(s) of Perforating Cutaneous Nerve
S2-S3
Spinal Level(s) of Pudenal Nerve
S2-S4
Some nerves travel anteriorly and some inferiorly to exit the pelvic region through what?
Obturator foramen
While saphenous is the medial leg the sural is…
Lateral lower leg
The Common fibular nerve splits itself into…
Superficial and deep fibular n.