Lower Extremity - Innervation Flashcards by Charles Herrera | Brainscape

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What innervates the tensor fasciae latae?

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Superior gluteal nerve (L4 - L5)

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What innervates the sartorius?

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Femoral nerve (L2 - L3)

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What innervates the rectus femoris?

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Femoral nerve (L2 - L4)

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What innervates the vastus lateralis?

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Femoral nerve (L2 - L4)

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What innervates the vastus intermedius?

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Femoral nerve (L2 - L4)

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What innervates the vastus medialis?

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Femoral nerve (L2 - L4)

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What innervates the pectineus?

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Femoral nerve (L2 - L3); part of obturator nerve

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What innervates the adductor longus?

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Obturator nerve (L2 - L4)

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What innervates the adductor brevis?

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Obturator nerve (L2 - L4)

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What innervates the obturator externus?

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Obturator nerve (L2 - L3)

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What innervates the adductor magnus?

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Hamstring portion: Sciatic nerve (L4)

Adductor portion: Obturator nerve (L2 - L4)

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What innervates the gracilis?

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Obturator nerve (L2 - L3)

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What innervates the gluteus maximus?

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Inferior gluteal nerve (L5 - S2)

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What innervates the gluteus medius?

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Superior gluteal nerve (L5 - S1)

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What innervates the gluteus minimus?

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Superior gluteal nerve (L5 - S1)

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What innervates the piriformis?

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Ventral rami of S1 - S2

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What innervates the superior gemellus?

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Nerve to the obturator internus (L5 - S1)

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What innervates the inferior gemellus?

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Nerve to the quadratus femoris (L5 - S1)

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What innervates the obturator internus?

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Nerve to the obturator internus (L5 - S1)

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What innervates the quadratus femoris?

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Nerve to the quadratus femoris (L5 - S1)

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What innervates the semitendinosus?

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Tibial division of sciatic nerve (L5 - S2)

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What innervates the semimembranosus?

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Tibial division of sciatic nerve (L5 - S2)

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What innervates the biceps femoris (long head)?

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Tibial division of sciatic nerve (L5 - S2)

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What innervates the biceps femoris (short head)?

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Common peroneal division of sciatic nerve (L5 - S2)

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What innervates the peroneus longus?

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Superficial peroneal nerve (L5 - S2)

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What innervates the peroneus brevis?

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Superficial peroneal nerve (L5 - S2)

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What innervates the tibialis anterior?

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Deep peroneal nerve (L4 - L5)

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What innervates the extensor hallucis longus?

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Deep peroneal nerve (L5 - S1)

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What innervates the extensor digitorum longus?

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Deep peroneal nerve (L5 - S1)

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What innervates the gastrocnemius?

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Tibial nerve (S1 - S2)

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What innervates the soleus?

A

Tibial nerve (S1 - S2)

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What innervates the plantaris?

A

Tibial nerve (S1 - S2)

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What innervates the popliteus?

A

Tibial nerve (L4 - S1)

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What innervates the flexor hallucis longus?

A

Tibial nerve (S2 - S3)

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What innervates the flexor digitorum longus?

A

Tibial nerve (S2 - S3)

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What innervates the tibialis posterior?

A

Tibial nerve (S4 - S5)

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What innervates the abductor hallucis?

A

Medial plantar nerve (S2 - S3)

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What innervates the flexor digitorum brevis?

A

Medial plantar nerve (S2 - S3)

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What innervates the abductor digiti minimi?

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Lateral plantar nerve (S2 - S3)

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What innervates the flexor hallucis brevis?

A

Medial plantar nerve (S2 - S3)

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What innervates the quadratus plantae?

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Lateral plantar nerve (S2 - S3)

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What innervates the flexor digiti minimi brevis?

A

Superficial branch of lateral plantar nerve (S2 - S3)

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What innervates the lumbrical muscles?

A

First lumbrical: Medial plantar nerve (S2 - S3)

Second to fourth lumbricals: Lateral plantar nerve (S2 - S3)

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What innervates the adductor hallucis?

A

Deep branch of the lateral plantar nerve (S2 - S3)

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What innervates the dorsal interosseus muscles?

A

Lateral plantar nerve (S2 - S3)

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What innervates the plantar interosseus muscles?

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Lateral plantar nerve (S2 - S3)