Muscle Compartments

Question 1

What nerve innervates the anterior compartment of the arm?

Answer 1

Musculocutaneous nerve

Question 2

What muscles are in the anterior compartment of the arm?

Answer 2

Biceps brachii, brachialis, and coracobrachialis

Question 3

What nerve innervates the posterior compartment of the arm?

Answer 3

Radial nerve

Question 4

What muscles are in the posterior compartment of the arm?

Answer 4

Triceps brachii, and anconeus

Question 5

What nerve innervates the gluteus maximus?

Answer 5

Inferior gluteal nerve

Question 6

What nerve innervates the gluteus medius and minimus?

Answer 6

Superior gluteal nerve

Question 7

What nerve innervates the muscles in the anterior compartment of the thigh?

Answer 7

Femoral nerve, and anterior rami (only psoas major)

Question 8

What muscles are in the anterior compartment of the thigh?

Answer 8

Psoas major, iliacus, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, rectus femoris, and sartorius

Question 9

What nerve innervates the muscles in the medial compartment of the thigh?

Answer 9

Obturator nerve, femoral nerve (pectineus), and sciatic (hamstring component of adductor magnus)

Question 10

What muscles are in the medial compartment of the thigh?

Answer 10

Adductors, obturator externus, pectineus, and gracilis

Question 11

What nerve innervates the posterior component of the thigh?

Answer 11

Sciatic nerve

Question 12

What muscles are in the posterior component of the thigh?

Answer 12

Biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus

Question 13

What nerve innervates the posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 13

Tibial nerve

Question 14

What muscles are in the superficial posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 14

Gastrocnemius, plantaris, and soleus

Question 15

What nerve innervates the anterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 15

Deep fibular nerve

Question 16

What muscles are in the anterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 16

Tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus, and fibularis tertius

Question 17

What nerve innervates the lateral compartment of the leg

Answer 17

Superficial fibular nerve

Question 18

What muscles are in the lateral compartment of the leg?

Answer 18

Fibularis longus, and fibularis brevis

Question 19

what nerve innervate the shoulder muscles?

Answer 19

motor spinal part or accessory nerve, axillary nerve, branches of anterior rami at C3-4, and dorsal scapular nerve

Question 20

what are the muscles of the shoulder?

Answer 20

Trapezius, deltoid, levator scapulae, and rhomboids

Question 21

gluteal region

Question 22

What muscles are in the deep posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 22

Popliteus, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus, and tibialis posterior

Question 23

What muscles are in the dorsal aspect of the foot?

Answer 23

Extensor digitorum brevis, and extensor hallucis brevis

Question 24

what nerve innervates the dorsal aspect of the foot?

Answer 24

Deep fibular nerve

Question 25

muscles in the sole of the foot

Question 26

What are the muscles of the posterior scapular region?

Answer 26

Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, teres major, and long head of triceps brachii

Question 27

What nerves innervate the posterior scapular region?

Answer 27

Suprascapular nerve, axillary nerve, inferior subscapular nerve, and radial nerve

Question 28

walls of axilla

Question 29

What are the superficial muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm?

Answer 29

Flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris longus, flexor carpi radialis, and pronator teres

Question 30

What nerves innervate the superficial muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm?

Answer 30

Ulnar nerve (flexor carpi ulnaris), and median nerve

Question 31

What is the intermediate muscle in the anterior compartment of the forearm?

Answer 31

Flexor digitorum superficialis

Question 32

What nerve innervates the intermediate muscle in the anterior compartment of the forearm?

Answer 32

Median nerve

Question 33

What are the deep muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm?

Answer 33

Flexor digitorum profundus, flexor pollicis longus, and pronator quadratus

Question 34

What nerves innervate the deep muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm?

Answer 34

Median nerve, and ulnar nerve (medial half of FDP)

Question 35

What are the superficial muscles in the posterior compartment of the forearm?

Answer 35

Brachioradialis, extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor digitorum, extensor digi minimi, extensor carpi ulnaris, and anconeus

Question 36

What nerves innervate the superficial muscles in the posterior compartment of the forearm?

Answer 36

Radial nerve, and posterior interosseous nerve

Question 37

What are the deep muscles in the posterior compartment of the forearm?

Answer 37

Supinator, abductor pollicus longus, extensor pollicis bevis, extensor pollicis longus, and extensor indicis

Question 38

What nerve innervates the deep muscles in the posterior compartment of the forearm?

Answer 38

Posterior interosseous nerve

Question 39

What are the intrinsic muscles of the hand?

Answer 39

Palmaris brevis, dorsal interossei (4), parmaris interossei (4), adductor pollicis, and lumbricals (4)

Question 40

What nerves innervate the intrinsic muscles of the hand?

Answer 40

Superficial ulnar nerve, deep ulnar nerve, median nerve (lateral 2 lumbricals)

Question 41

What are the superficial (appendicular) muscles of the back?

Answer 41

Trapezius, latissimus dorsi, levator scapulae, rhomboid major and minor

Question 42

What nerves innervate the appendicular muscles of the back?

Answer 42

Accessory nerve, thoracodorsal nerve, and dorsal scapular nerve

Question 43

What are the intermediate (respiratory) muscles of the back?

Answer 43

Serratus posterior superior and serratus posterior inferior

Question 44

What nerves innervate the respiratory muscles of the back?

Answer 44

Anterior rami of upper thoracic nerves (T2-5) and anterior rami of lower thoracic nerves (T9-12)