lower extremity neurovascular structures (nerves)

Question 1

lumbar plexus

Answer 1

L1-L4
anterior hip and thigh

Question 2

sacral plexus

Answer 2

L4-S4
posterior hip and thigh, and everything distal to knee

Question 3

primary nerves of anterior/medial lower extremity

Answer 3

obturator nerve
femoral nerve
pudenal nerve
saphenous nerve

Question 4

Answer 4

femoral nerve

Question 5

Answer 5

obturator nerve

Question 6

pudenal nerve

Answer 6

nerve roots: S2-S4

sensory: innervates genetalia and skin

motor: innervates pelvic muscles, external/internal urethral sphincter

Question 7

Answer 7

Question 8

primary nerves of posterior lower extremity

Answer 8

sciatic nerve: tibial and common fibular nerves

tibial nerve: medial plantar and lateral plantar nerves

Question 9

common fibular nerve branches

Answer 9

superficial fibular nerve
deep fibular nerve
sural nerve

Question 10

identify major nerves of lower leg

Answer 10

Question 11

plantar nerves

Answer 11