posterior abdominal wall nerves Flashcards
(11 cards)
subcostal nerves
ventral rami T12
external oblique
skin of anterolateral abdominal wall
lumbar spinal nerves
L1-L5
deep back muscles (posterior rami)
skin of back (posterior rami)
skin and muscles of inferior trunk and lower limb (anterior rami)
lumbar plexus
L1-L4
gives rise to iliohypogastric, ilioinguinal, genitofemoral, lateral femoral cutaneous, femoral, obturator, accessory obturator, and lumbosacral trunk
iliohypogastric n
L1
abdominal muscles
ilioinguinal n
L1
skin of inguinal and pubic regions
genitofemoral n
L1-L2
skin below inguinal ligament
splits into genital and femoral nn
lateral femoral cutaneous n
L2-L3
anterolateral skin of thigh
femoral n
L2-L4
iliacus, hip flexors, knee extensors
obturator n
L2-L4
medial thigh and adductors
accessory obturator n
L3-L4
pectineus, hip joint
lumbosacral trunk
L4-L5
joins sacral plexus