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        | What is the root value of iliohypogastric nerve?  What does it innervate? |  | Definition 
 
        | L1  it is a cutaneous nerve |  | 
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        | What root value of the genitofemoral nerve?  What skin of the leg does it innervate? |  | Definition 
 
        | L1,2  Innervates area over the top part of femoral triangle |  | 
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        | What root value = lateral femoral cutaneous nerve?  What does it innervate? |  | Definition 
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        | What root value = obturator nerve?  What does it innervate? |  | Definition 
 
        | L2,3,4.  Innervates skin medial thigh.  Also innervates adductor muscles (+gracilis, pectineus, but NOT part of the adductor magnus) |  | 
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        | What root value of femoral nerve? What does it innervate? |  | Definition 
 
        | L2,3,4.  Some supply to pectineus.  Also iliopsoas.  Also quads. 
 Also it gives off intermediate and medial cutaneous nerves to the thigh (anterior and medial thigh skin).
 
 Also saphenous nerve to medial LEG/
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        | What innervates gluteus minimus and medius?  Root values. |  | Definition 
 
        | Superior gluteal nerve.  L4-S1 |  | 
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        | What innervates gluteus maximus? |  | Definition 
 
        | Inferior gluteal nerve.  L5-S2 |  | 
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        | Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve, go! |  | Definition 
 
        | S1,2,3.  Innervates posterior thigh skin and some posterior leg skin. Also, a little medial thigh. |  | 
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        | What are root values of tibial nerve? |  | Definition 
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        | Hamstrings (except short head of biceps femoris).  Knee joint.  Posterior compartment. 
 Medial plantar nerve = skin to 3.5 digits medial foot
 Lateral plantar nerve = skin to 1.5 digits and rest of lateral foot.
 
 Sural nerve = lateral/posterior leg (distal)
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        | Common fibular root value |  | Definition 
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        | What is the innervation of the pectineus? |  | Definition 
 
        | Obturator and femoral nerves |  | 
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        | What nerve supplies biceps femoris? |  | Definition 
 
        | Both the tibial (to the long head) and the COMMON fibular (to the short head) |  | 
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        | What is innervated by deep fibular? |  | Definition 
 
        | Skin between 1st and 2nd toes.  Also, anterior compartment of the leg. |  | 
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        | What about superficial peroneal? |  | Definition 
 
        | Lateral compartment.  Also goes to dorsum of foot skin, and a little lateral lower leg skin. |  | 
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        | What is the order of the gluts from superficial to deep |  | Definition 
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        | Where do the hamstrings arise? |  | Definition 
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        | Which muscles abduct the thigh? |  | Definition 
 
        | The abductor muscles are in the lateral compartment of the thigh. They include gluteus medius and minimus, tensor fasciae latae, piriformis, and obturator internus. |  | 
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        | Term 
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        | The iliopsoas is a combination of the iliacus muscle and the psoas major which inserts on the lesser trochanter of the femur. It is the most powerful hip flexor. Other hip flexors include sartorius, rectus femoris, and pectineus. These muscles are in the anterior compartment of the thigh, with the exception of pectineus (medial compartment). |  | 
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        | adductors in medial compartment |  | 
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        | The major hip extenders are the hamstrings--semimembranosus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris. They are in the posterior compartment. Gluteus maximus, in the lateral compartment, is also an important muscle for powerfully extending the hip. |  | 
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        | What does medial rotation of the hip? |  | Definition 
 
        | the adductors and gluteus medius, minimus, and tensor fasciae latae are the medial rotators of the thigh. |  | 
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        | What are the lateral rotators of the hip? |  | Definition 
 
        | Gemmeli, obturator internus, piriformis, quadratus femoris |  | 
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        | Where do the hip adductors insert? |  | Definition 
 
        | linea aspera of the femur |  | 
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        | What tendon lies in the sustentaculum tali? |  | Definition 
 
        | Flexor hallucis longus.  This is a calcaneal medial projection which supports the talus. |  | 
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        | Where does the spring ligament go? |  | Definition 
 
        | sustentaculum tali to navicular |  | 
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