Lower extremity innervation

Question 1

what are the major nerves (13) that provide lower extremity innervation?

Answer 1

lumbar plexus
sacral plexus
sciatic nerve (tibial division)
sciatic nerve (common fibular division)
inferior gluteal nerve
superior gluteal nerve
femoral nerve
obturator nerve
tibial nerve
superficial fibular nerve
deep fibular nerve
medial plantar nerve
lateral plantar nerve

Question 2

what muscles (3) of the lower extremities does the lumbar plexus innervate?

Answer 2

psoas major
psoas minor
quadratus lumborum

Question 3

what innervates psoas major, psoas minor and quadratus lumborum?

Answer 3

lumbar plexus

Question 4

what innervates psoas major?

Answer 4

lumbar plexus

Question 5

what innervates psoas minor?

Answer 5

lumbar plexus

Question 6

what innervates the quadratus lumborum?

Answer 6

lumbar plexus?

Question 7

what muscles (5) of the lower extremities does the sacral plexus innervate?

Answer 7

piriformis
superior gemelli
inferior gemelli
obturator internus
quadratus femors

Question 8

what innervates piriformis, superior gemelli, inferior gemelli, obturator internus and quadratus femoris?

Answer 8

sacral plexus

Question 9

what innervates the piriformis?

Answer 9

sacral plexus

Question 10

what innervates the superior and inferior gemelli?

Answer 10

sacral plexus

Question 11

what innervates obturator internus?

Answer 11

sacral plexus

Question 12

what innervates quadratus femoris?

Answer 12

sacral plexus

Question 13

what muscles (3) of the lower extremities does the sciatic nerve (tibial division) innervate?

Answer 13

semitendinosus
semimembranosus
biceps femoris (long head)

Question 14

what innervates semitendinosus, semimembranosus and biceps femoris (long head)?

Answer 14

sciatic nerve (tibial division)

Question 15

what innervates semitendinosus?

Answer 15

sciatic nerve (tibial division)

Question 16

what innervates semimembranosus?

Answer 16

sciatic nerve (tibial division)

Question 17

what innervates biceps femoris (long head)

Answer 17

sciatic nerve (tibial division)

Question 18

what muscle (1) of the lower extremities does the sciatic nerve (common fibular division) innervate?

Answer 18

biceps femoris (short head)

Question 19

what innervates biceps femoris (short head)?

Answer 19

sciatic nerve (common fibular distribution)

Question 20

what muscles (3) of the lower extremities does the superior gluteal nerve innervate?

Answer 20

glute med
glute min
TFL

Question 21

what innervates glute med, glute min and TFL?

Answer 21

superior gluteal nerve

Question 22

what innervates glute med?

Answer 22

superior gluteal nerve

Question 23

what innervates glute min?

Answer 23

superior gluteal nerve

Question 24

what innervates TFL?

Answer 24

superior gluteal nerve

Question 25

what muscle (1) of the lower extremities does the inferior gluteal nerve innervate?

Answer 25

glute max

Question 26

what innervates glute max?

Answer 26

inferior gluteal nerve

Question 27

what muscles (7) of the lower extremities does the femoral nerve innervate?

Answer 27

rectus femoris vastus lateralis vastus intermedius vastus medialis sartorius pectineus iliacus

Question 28

what innervates rectus femoris, vastus lateralis/intermedius/medialis, pectineus, sartorius and iliacus?

Answer 28

femoral nerve

Question 29

what innervates rectus femoris?

Answer 29

femoral nerve

Question 30

what innervates vastus lateralis?

Answer 30

femoral nerve

Question 31

what innervates vastus intermedius?

Answer 31

femoral nerve

Question 32

what innervates vastus medialis?

Answer 32

femoral nerve

Question 33

what innervates pectineus?

Answer 33

femoral nerve

Question 34

what innervates sartorius?

Answer 34

femoral nerve

Question 35

what innervates iliacus?

Answer 35

femoral nerve

Question 36

what muscles (5) of the lower extremities does the obturator nerve innervate?

Answer 36

adductor longus adductor magnus adductor brevis gracillis obturator externus

Question 37

what innervates adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, gracillis and obturator externus?

Answer 37

obturator nerve

Question 38

what innervates adductor longus?

Answer 38

obturator nerve

Question 39

what innervates adductor brevis?

Answer 39

obturator nerve

Question 40

what innervates adductor magus?

Answer 40

obturator nerve

Question 41

what innervates gracillis?

Answer 41

obturator nerve

Question 42

what innervates obturator externus?

Answer 42

obturator nerve

Question 43

what muscles (7) of the lower extremities does the tibial nerve innervate?

Answer 43

soleus popliteus gastrocnemius tibialis posterior plantaris flexor hallucis longus flexor digitorum longus

Question 44

what innervates gastroc and soleus?

Answer 44

tibial nerve

Question 45

what innervates popliteus?

Answer 45

tibial nerve

Question 46

what innervates tibialis posterior?

Answer 46

tibial nerve

Question 47

what innervates plantaris?

Answer 47

tibial nerve

Question 48

what innervates flexor hallucis longus and flexor digitorum longus?

Answer 48

tibial nerve

Question 49

what muscles (2) of the lower extremities does the superficial fibular nerve innervate?

Answer 49

fibularis longus and brevis

Question 50

what innervates fibularis longus and brevis?

Answer 50

superificial fibular nerve

Question 51

what muscles (5) of the lower extremity does the deep fibular nerve innervate?

Answer 51

tibialis anterior fibularis tertius extensor digitorum longus extensor digitorum brevis extensor hallucis longus

Question 52

what innervates tibialis anterior, fibularis tertius, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus and brevis?

Answer 52

deep fibular nerve

Question 53

what innervates tibialis anterior?

Answer 53

deep fibular nerve

Question 54

what innervates fibularis tertius?

Answer 54

deep fibular nerve

Question 55

what innervates extensor hallucis longus?

Answer 55

deep fibularis nerve

Question 56

what innervates extensor digitorum longus and brevis?

Answer 56

deep fibular nerve

Question 57

what muscles (4) of the lower extremity are innervated by the medial plantar nerve?

Answer 57

abductor hallucis lumbrical I flexor digitorum brevis flexor hallucis brevis

Question 58

what innervates abductor hallucis, lumbrical I, flexor digitorum brevis and flexor hallucis brevis?

Answer 58

medial plantar nerve

Question 59

what innervates abductor hallucis?

Answer 59

medial plantar nerve

Question 60

what innervates lumbrical I?

Answer 60

medial plantar nerve

Question 61

what innervate flexor digitorum brevis?

Answer 61

medial plantar nerve

Question 62

what innervates flexor hallucis brevis?

Answer 62

medial plantar nerve

Question 63

what muscles (8) of the lower extremity are innervated by the lateral plantar nerve?

Answer 63

flexor digiti minimi opponens digiti minimi abductor digiti minimi adductor hallucis dorsal interossei plantar interossei quadratus plantae lumbrical II, III, IV

Question 64

what innervates flexor digiti minimi, abductor digiti minimi, opponens digiti minimi, adductor hallucis, dorsal interossei, plantar interossei, quadratus plantae and lumbricals II, III, IV?

Answer 64

lateral plantar nerve

Question 65

what innervates flexor digiti minimi?

Answer 65

lateral plantar nerve

Question 66

what innervates abductor digiti minimi?

Answer 66

lateral plantar nerve

Question 67

what innervates opponens digiti minimi?

Answer 67

lateral plantar nerve

Question 68

what innervates adductor hallucis?

Answer 68

lateral plantar nerve

Question 69

what innervates the dorsal and plantar interossei?

Answer 69

lateral plantar nerve

Question 70

what innervates lumbricals II, III and IV?

Answer 70

lateral plantar nerve

Question 71

what innervates quadratus plantae?

Answer 71

lateral plantar nerve