Nerves Of Lower Extremity

Front 1

The ___ plexus innervates muscles and skin on anterior and medial sides of thigh AND skin on medial side of leg and foot

Back 1

lumbar

Front 2

The ___ plexus innervates posterior skin and muscles of the thigh and gluteal region

Back 2

sacral

Front 3

this is the largest nerve that comes off the lumbar plexus

Back 3

femoral nerve

Front 4

this nerve innervates the lower portion of the abdominal wall

Back 4

ilioinguinal nerve

Front 5

these 2 nerves supply abdominal muscles of skin, iguinal, and pubic regions

Back 5

iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal

Front 6

this nerve innervates adductors in the thigh, except pectineus

Back 6

obturator nerve

Front 7

this nerve supplies cutaneous innervation to medial thigh, hip, and knee

Back 7

obturator nerve

Front 8

this nerve provides sensory integration to lateral portion of the thigh

Back 8

lateral cutaneous nerve

Front 9

this nerve can be seen in the femoral triangle

Back 9

femoral nerve

Front 10

this nerve innervates pectineus and all of the quads

Back 10

femoral nerve

Front 11

this nerve passes deep to the inguinal ligament

Back 11

femoral nerve

Front 12

this nerve goes through the adductor canal

Back 12

saphenous nerve

Front 13

this nerve supplies to skin and fascia on the anterior aspects of the knee, leg and foot

Back 13

saphenous nerve

Front 14

saphenous nerve has similar cutaneous innervation to which dermatome?

Back 14

L4

Front 15

the ___ plexus supplies all of the muscles in the upper leg

Back 15

sacral

Front 16

the ___ plexus passes through greter sciatic foramen

Back 16

sacral

Front 17

this nerve divides into fibular and tibial brances

Back 17

sciatic nerve

Front 18

this is a diamond shaped space in the back of the knee where you can see tibial artery, vein, nerve, and common fibular nerve

Back 18

popliteal space

Front 19

the biceps femoris, semitendinosis, semimembranosus, and gastroc make up...

Back 19

popliteal space

Front 20

after passing through the popliteal space, the sciatic nerve becomes...

Back 20

tibial and common fibular nerve

Front 21

this nerve divides into medial and plantar nerves

Back 21

tibial nerve

Front 22

this nerve has motor and sensory innervations to medial side of plantar surface of foot and 3.5 toes (medial)

Back 22

medial plantar nerve

Front 23

this nerve has motor and sensory innervations to the lateral plantar surface of the foot and 1.5 toes (lateral)

Back 23

lateral plantar nerve

Front 24

this is a branch of the tibial and common fibular nerves and provides sensory innervation to the posterior aspect of the foot

Back 24

sural nerve

Front 25

this nerve divides into superficial and deep fibular nerves

Back 25

common fibular nerve

Front 26

this nerve supplies the lateral portion of the lower leg and innervates the skin along the dorsum of foot and toes

Back 26

superficial fibular nerve

Front 27

this nerve supplies the anterior muscles of the leg and sensory innervation fo the sides of the 1st and 2nd toes

Back 27

deep fibular nerve

Front 28

this nerve innervates the dorsal aspect of the foot

Back 28

terminal cutaneous branch (of sup fibular nerve)