Human Anatomy and Histology · MU Plovdiv

20. Lumbar plexus. Formation, position, branches.

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Topic 20 of 138 in the MU Plovdiv syllabus for Human Anatomy and Histology (Dental Medicine, Year 1). The free AceMed note covers it in 2 sections, about 171 words (1 min of reading), with 10 flashcards.

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  1. Introduction
  2. 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.
  • Obterator n.
  • Femoral n.
  • T12 — subcostal n.
  • motor s: -pyrmidalis
  • Transverse abdominalis
  • iliohypogastric n.
  • m.: Internal oblique + transverse abdominis
  • cut.: Skin over the pubis
  • L1 — iliolinguinal n.
  • motor: - Internal oblique - Transverse abdominis.
  • cut.: - skin of the proximal & medial thigh - ♂ scortum (upper) - ♀ momus pubis + labia majora.
  • Ant. division — Genitofemoral n.
  • mot. cremaster
  • cut. ♂ scortum; ♀ labia majora
  • L2, L3 — lateral femoral cutaneus n.
  • supply: lateral thigh
  • peritoneium.
  • L4 — Femoral n.
  • cut: - Ant. femoral cut. br. - Ant. thigh saphenous br. (medial lower limb)
  • mot: - femoris - iliacus - pectineus. - quadriceps.
  • obteratorn.
  • mot: -adductor longus, magnus, brevis - Gracilis - Obterator externus.
  • cut: medial thigh
  • Acessory obterator n.
  • mot: pectineus m.
  • cut: skin of hip joint
  • L5 — lumbosacral trunk.

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