Lower Extremities- Nerves

Question 2

What does the femoral nerve innervate?

Answer 2

ANTERIOR THIGH:

Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus medialis
Vastus intermedius
Sartorius
Pectineus- part of

Question 3

Psaos and iliacus muscles are innervated by what?

Answer 3

L1-3

Question 4

What does the obturator nerve innervate?

Answer 4

MEDIAL THIGH

Pectineus
Adductor longus
Adductor brevis
Adductor magnus (partial)
Gracilis
Obturator externus

Question 5

Superior gluteal nerve innervates what?

Answer 5

Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Tensor fascia lata

Question 6

Inferior gluteal nerve innervates what?

Answer 6

gluteus maximus

Question 6

Tibial nerve innervates what?

Answer 6

Semimembranosus
Semitendinosus
Long head of biceps femoris

Question 6

The common fibular nerve innervates what?

Answer 6

Short head of biceps femoris

Question 6

Tibial nerve terminates by becoming what?

Answer 6

Medial and lateral plantar nerves

Question 7

Tibial nerve innervates what?

Answer 7

Superficially:
-Gastrocnemius
-Soleus
-Plantaris

Deep:
-Tibialis posterior
-Flexor hallucis longus
-Flexor digitorum longus

Question 8

Medial and lateral plantar nerves innervate what?

Answer 8

Plantar muscles and overlying skin

Question 9

The superficial fibular nerve innervates what?

Answer 9

Fibularis longus
Fibularis brevis

Extensor hallucis brevis
Extensor digitorum brevis

Anterior-lateral leg and dorsum of foot

Question 10

Deep fibular nerve innervates what?

Answer 10

Tibialis anterior
Extensor digitorum longus
Extensor hallucis longus

Question 11

Deep fibular nerve receives sensory input from what on the dorsum?

Answer 11

A small patch on skin on the dorsum of the foot between the first and second digits