DPT 6160 LOWER LIMB NERVE INNERVATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED

DPT 6160 LOWER LIMB NERVE INNERVATION EXAM

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE

SOLUTIONS VERIFIED


The muscles of the anterior thigh (for hip flexion and knee extension) are

innervated by which spinal segment?

A. L2-L4, Obturator nerve

B. L2-L4, Femoral nerve

C. L4-S3, Sciatic nerve

D. L1-L3, Femoral Nerve

B. L2-L4, Femoral nerve

Which nerve innervates the adductor muscles of the anterior thigh?

A. L2-L4, Obturator nerve

B. L2-L4, Femoral nerve

C. L4-S3, Sciatic nerve

D. L1-L3, Femoral Nerve

A. L2-L4, Obturator Nerve

Which spinal segment innervates the muscles of the posterior thigh?

A. L2-L4, Femoral Nerve

B. L3-L4 Sciatic Nerve

, C. L4-S3 Sciatic Nerve

D. L3-S4 Tibial Nerve

C. L4-S3, Sciatic Nerve

Which adductor muscle of the thigh has innervation from both the Obturator and

Sciatic nerves?

A. Obturator externus

B. Adductor brevis

C. Adductor longus

D. Adductor magnus

D. Adductor magnus

What nerve innervates the muscles of the posterior compartment of the leg?

A. L4-S3, Tibial Nerve

B. L4-S3, Sciatic nerve

C. L3-S4, Tibial nerve

D. L3-S4, Sciatic nerve

A. L4-S3 Tibial nerve

Which nerve segment innervates the tibialis anterior?

Deep fibular nerve, L4, L5

Which nerve segments innervate the EHL, EDL, and fibularis tertius?

Deep fibular nerve, L5, S1

Which nerve innervates the FL and FB?

Superficial fibular nerve, L5, S1, S2