Term 3: Innervation of Pelvic Girdle

Question 1

Which nerve supplies the anterolateral abdominal wall, external genitals and part of the lower limbs?

Answer 1

The Lumbar Plexus

Question 2

The _______ is a posterior division of the lumbar plexus that innervates anterior, lateral and medial portion of the leg and foot

Answer 2

Femoral nerve

Question 3

The _____ is an anterior division of the lumbar plexus that innervates the skin of the medial aspect of the thigh and adductor muscles of hip joint

Answer 3

Obturater nerve

Question 4

Which nerve is distributed to the muscles of anterolateral abdominal wall, skin of inferior abdomen and buttock

Answer 4

The Iliohypogastric nerve

Question 5

Which nerve is distributed to muscles of the anterolateral abdominal wall; skin of superior and medial aspect of thigh; root of penis and scrotum; labia majora and mons pubis

Answer 5

Ilioguinal

Question 6

Which nerve is distributed to the cremaster muscle, skin over middle anterior surface of thigh, scrotum (men) and labia majora (women)

Answer 6

Genitofemoral

Question 7

Which nerve is distributed to the skin over lateral, anterior, and posterior aspects of thigh

Answer 7

Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh

Question 8

Which nerve is the largest nerve arising from the lumbar plexus and is distributed to

• the flexor muscles of hip joint and
• extensor muscles of knee joint and
• to skin over anterior and medial aspect of thigh and
• medial side of leg and foot

Answer 8

The femoral nerve

Question 9

which nerve is distributed to the adductor muscles of hip joints and skin over medial aspect of thigh

Answer 9

Obturator