Pathway of Nerves and Blood Vessels in the Lower Limb

The femoral nerve exits the (a)   muscle before traveling lateral to it through the pelvis.

• Psoas
• Iliacus
• Rectus femoris
• Transverse abdominis

The​ (a)   muscle group is supplied by the motor fibers of the femoral nerve.

• Hamstring

• Adductor

• Gluteal

• Quadriceps

The (a)   nerve, a terminal branch of the femoral nerve, provides sensation to the anteromedial knee, leg, and foot

• Saphenous
• Sciatic
• Sural
• Circumflex

Which muscles are supplied by the obturator nerve?

• Gracilis

• Adductor brevis

• Plantaris

• Adductor longus

• Pectineus

The obturator nerve provides sensation to the (a)   part of the thigh.

• Medial
• Lateral
• Anterior
• Posterior

Match the following nerves with their correct descriptions.

• A branch of the sciatic nerve, supplying the posterior compartment of the leg and sole of the foot

• Sciatic nerve

• A sensory branch of the femoral nerve, supplying the medial side of the leg and foot

• Tibial nerve

• The largest nerve in the body, formed from the sacral plexus

• Femoral nerve

• The main nerve of the anterior thigh, responsible for hip flexion and knee extension

• Saphenous nerve

The ______ nerve is the largest nerve in the body.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the pathway of the sciatic nerve?

• Exits the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen

• May pass inferior to or pierce piriformis muscle

• Travels down the anterior thigh, deep to the quadriceps

• Travels down the posterior thigh, deep to the hamstrings

Which nerve supplies the medial aspect of the leg, not covered by the sciatic nerve?

• Femoral nerve

• Saphenous nerve

• Tibial nerve

• Obturator nerve

The two main branches of the sciatic nerve just proximal to the knee are the (a)   ​ and​ (b)   nerves.

• Common fibular
• Obturator
• Deep fibular
• Tibial