Nerves of Pelvic Limb Flashcards
L4 is called?
Lateral cutaneous femoral
Lateral cutaneous femoral n. runs with?
Deep circumflex iliac a. and v.
Lateral cutaneous femoral n. innervates?
- Skin over lateral thigh
2. Stifle joint
Genitofemoral n. comes from?
L3 and L4
Genitofemoral n. cross the surface of?
External iliac a.
Genitofemoral n. course
Passes through inguinal canal with external pudendal a. and v.
Genitofemoral n. innervates?
Skin over medial thigh
Male: prepuce and scrotum
Female: inguinal mammary glands, skin surround vulva
Test side for genitofemoral n.
Femoral triangle
Action of quadriceps femoris m. on stifle joint?
Extends
Stifle joint aka?
Genual joint
Femoral n. formed by?
L4-L6
Femoral n. passes through?
Iliopsoas m.
Saphenous n. branches off of?
Femoral n.
Femoral n. innervates?
- Quadriceps femoris
2. Iliopsoas
Femoral n. causes what action?
Extends stifle joint
Injury to femoral n. causes?
Paralysis of quadriceps femoris → incapable of supporting weight
Nerve in femoral trangle
Saphaneous n. (passes through vascular lacuna)
Nerve in inguinal canal
Genitofemoral n.
Saphenous n. location in medial thigh
Cranial to femoral v. and a.
Saphenous n. location distal to stifle
Cranial to medial saphenous v. and saphenous a.
Saphenous a. innervates what m.?
Sartorius m.
Autonomous zone of saphenous n.
Medial aspect of thigh
Medial aspect of tarsus innervated by?
- Saphenous n.
2. Sciatic n. branches
Adductor mm. of pelvic limb
- Adductors
- Gracilis
- Pectineus
Obturator n. causes what action?
Adducts pelvic limb
Obturator n. formed by?
L4-6
Obturator n. formed in?
Iliopsoas m.
How does obturator n. leave pelvic cavity?
Through obturator foramen
Which n. can be damaged during calving?
Obturator n.
Largest part of lumbosacral plexus
Lumbosacral trunk