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WorksheetsWhat are the nerves that supply the anterior and medial thigh?
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What are the nerves that innervate the muscles of the anterior thigh acting at the hip joint?
Femoral nerve (L2, 3)
Common peroneal nerve
Anterior rami of lumbar nerves (L1, 2, 3)
Anterior rami lumbar nerves (L1, 2, 3 and 4)
Obturator nerve
What are the nerves that innervate the muscles of the anterior thigh acting at the knee joint?
Obturator nerve
Sciatic nerve (L2, L3, L4)
Femoral nerve (L2, L3, L4)
Tibial nerve
What are the nerves that innervate the muscles of the medial thigh?
Branches of obturator nerve anterior division (L2, 3, 4)
Obturator nerve (L2, 3, 4)
Tibial nerve (L4)
Femoral nerve (L2, 3, 4)
Branches of posterior obturator nerve division (L2, 3, 4)
What muscle(s) does the femoral nerve (L2, L3) supply?
Psoas major
Pectineus
Iliacus
Psoas minor
Sartorius
What muscle(s) does the anterior rami of lumbar nerves (L1, 2 and 3) supply?
Psoas minor
Psoas major
Iliacus
Sartorius
What muscle(s) does the anterior rami of lumbar nerves (L1, L2) supply?
Iliacus
Psoas minor
Pectineus
Rectus femoris
What muscle(s) does the femoral nerve (L2, 3, 4) supply?
Rectus femoris
Vastus medialis
Iliopsoas
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius
What muscle(s) does the obturator nerve (L2, 3) supply?
Obturator externus
Adductor longus
Gracilis
Adductor magnus
What muscle(s) does the obturator nerve (L3,4) supply?
Gracilis
Adductor brevis
Adductor longus
Obturator externus
What muscle(s) do the branches of the anterior division of the obturator nerve (L2, 3, 4) supply?
Obturator externus
Adductor longus
Gracilis
Adductor brevis
Obturator internus
What muscle(s) do the branches of the posterior division of the obturator nerve (L2, 3, 4) supply?
Adductor part of adductor magnus
Hamstring part of adductor magnus
Gluteus maximus
Gracilis
What muscle(s) do the tibial portion of the sciatic nerve (L4) supply?
Adductor magnus
Hamstring part of adductor magnus
Adductor brevis
Adductor part of adductor magnus
Where does the obturator nerve arise from?
Anterior rami of spinal nerves L2-L3 of the lumbar plexus
Anterior rami of spinal nerves L2-L4 of the lumbar plexus
Posterior rami of spinal nerves L2-L4 of the lumbar plexus
Anterior rami of spinal nerves L1-L4 of the lumbar plexus
What is the course of the obturator nerve?
- Runs along lateral wall of pelvis to obturator canal
- Enters the thigh
- Divides into anterior and posterior parts to supply medial thigh muscles
- Runs along medial wall of pelvis to obturator canal
- Enters the thigh
- Divides into anterior and posterior parts to supply medial thigh muscles
- Runs along lateral wall of pelvis to obturator canal
- Enters the thigh
- Divides into anterior and posterior parts to supply anterior thigh muscles
- Runs along lateral wall of pelvis to obturator canal
- Enters the thigh
- Divides into anterior and posterior parts to supply gluteal muscles
What is the course of the femoral nerve?
- Originates from psoas major
- Descends posterolaterally through pelvis to midpoint of inguinal ligament
- Passes deep to inguinal ligament to enter femoral traingle
- Divides into branches of the anterior thigh, hip and knee joint
- Originates from iliacus
- Descends posterolaterally through pelvis to midpoint of inguinal ligament
- Passes deep to inguinal ligament to enter femoral traingle
- Divides into branches of the anterior thigh, hip and knee joint
- Originates from psoas major
- Descends anterolaterally through pelvis to midpoint of inguinal ligament
- Passes deep to inguinal ligament to enter femoral traingle
- Divides into branches of the anterior thigh, hip and knee joint
- Originates from psoas major
- Descends posterolaterally through pelvis to midpoint of inguinal ligament
- Passes superficial to inguinal ligament to enter femoral traingle
- Divides into branches of the anterior thigh, hip and knee joint
What are the branches of the femoral nerve?
- Articular branches to hip and knee joint
- Muscular branches to posterior thigh muscles
- Cutaneous branches to anteromedial thigh
- Terminal cutaneous branch (saphenous nerve)
- Articular branches to hip and knee joint
- Muscular branches to anterior thigh muscles
- Cutaneous branches to anteromedial thigh
- Terminal cutaneous branch (saphenous nerve)
- Articular branches to hip and knee joint
- Muscular branches to medial thigh muscles
- Cutaneous branches to anteromedial thigh
- Terminal cutaneous branch (saphenous nerve)
- Articular branches to hip and knee joint
- Muscular branches to posterior thigh muscles
- Cutaneous branches to posterior thigh
- Terminal cutaneous branch (saphenous nerve)
