Anatomy Bones and Muscles · MU Pleven

164. Lumbar plexus.

Covers the lumbar plexus, formed from the anterior rami of the lumbar spinal nerves (roughly T12 to L5), and lists its branches in turn: iliohypogastric, ilioinguinal, genitofemoral, lateral femoral cutaneous, femoral, obturator, accessory obturator and lumbosacral trunk. For each nerve it gives the spinal levels, the muscles supplied and the skin areas it innervates, with a single picture of the plexus.

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Topic 163 of 236 in the MU Pleven syllabus for Anatomy Bones and Muscles (Medicine, Year 2). The free AceMed note covers it in 1 section, about 162 words (1 min of reading), with 10 flashcards.

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  1. LUMBER PLEXUS

LUMBER PLEXUS

The lumbar plexus is a complex of nerves arises from the ant. rami of the lumbar spinal nerves.

(T12 - L5)

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  • ↳ Iliohypogastric
  • Ilioinguinal
  • Genitofemoral n
  • lateral femoral cut.
  • Obturator n.
  • Femoral n.
  • T12 — subcostal n.
  • motor s: pyrmidalis
  • Transverse abdominalis
  • iliohypogastric n.
  • m.: Internal oblique + transverse abdominis
  • cut.: Skin over the pubis
  • L1 — ilioinguinal n.
  • motor: Internal oblique, Transverse abdominis.
  • cut.: skin of the proximal & medial thigh; ♂ scrotum (upper) - ♀ monus pubis + labia majora.
  • Ant. division — Genitofemoral n. (L1–L2)
  • mot. cremaster
  • cut. ♂ scrotum ; ♀ labia majora
  • lateral femoral cutaneus n. (L2–L3)
  • supply: lateral thigh
  • peritoneum.
  • Femoral n. (L2–L4)
  • cut.: Ant. femoral cut. br.; Ant. thigh saphenous br. (medial lower limb)
  • mot: Femoris, iliacus, pectineus, quadriceps.
  • obturator. (L2–L4)
  • mot: adductor longus, magnus, brevis - Gracilis - Obturator externus.
  • cut: medial thigh
  • Accessory obturator n. (L3–L4)
  • mot: pectinous m.
  • cut: skin of hip joint
  • lumbosacral trunk. (L4–L5)

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