Pelvic Nerves

Question 1

Femoral nerve

Answer 1

Originates at L4-L6

Innervates quads and iliopsoas

Innervates medial thigh, medial crus, and dorsomedial tarso/metatarsal region via saphenous branch

Supplies part of hip and stifle joint

Question 2

Obturator nerve

Answer 2

Originates L4-L6

Innervates adductors (page)

No skin innervation

Supplies part of hip and stifle joint

Question 3

Sciatic nerve

Answer 3

Originates L6-S2

Innervates basically all muscles

Innervates all skin except that which is innervated by saphenous

Supplies part of hip joint and all distal joints

Question 4

Tibial nerve

Answer 4

Caudal division of sciatic

Innervates flexors of stifle and extensors of tarsus and flexors of digit

Innervates caudolateral skin from stifle to hoof

Supplies stifle joints, plantar aspects of fetlock, pastern, and coffin joints and navicular bursa

Question 5

Common peroneal

Answer 5

Supplies flexors of tarsus, extensors of digit

Supplies dorsolateral skin of crus and pes

Supplies tarsal joints, fetlock joint, dorsal portions of pastern and coffin joints

Question 6

Innervation of hip joint

Answer 6

Femoral, obturator, cranial gluteal, sciatic

Question 7

Innervation of stifle joint

Answer 7

Femoral, obturator, tibial

Question 8

Innervation of tarsal joints

Answer 8

Deep peroneal

Question 9

Innervation of fetlock joints

Answer 9

Medial and lateral dorsal plantar nerves, medial and lateral plantar nerves

Question 10

Pastern and coffin joints

Answer 10

Dorsal portion= peroneal distribution

Plantar portion= tibial distribution

Question 11

Navicular bursa

Answer 11

Medial and lateral plantar nerves