Spinal segments innervating muscles of the lower extremity 2
Topic: Anatomy
Created on Wednesday, August 30 2006 by jdmiles
Last modified on Tuesday, November 4 2008.
Regarding the muscles of the lower extremity, which of the following muscles typically receives innervation from the L2 spinal segment?
A) Dorsal interossei B) Soleus C) Flexor hallucis brevis D) Adductor magnus E) Plantar interossei
This question was created on August 30, 2006 by jdmiles.
This question was last modified on November 04, 2008.
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
A) Dorsal interossei
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Dorsal interossei typically receives innervation from spinal segments S2 and S3 (
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B) Soleus
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Soleus typically receives innervation from spinal segments S1 and S2 (
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C) Flexor hallucis brevis
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Flexor hallucis brevis typically receives innervation from spinal segments S1 and S2 (
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D) Adductor magnus
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The muscles of the lower extremity which typically receive innervation from spinal segment l2 include iliacus, psoas major, quadratus lumborum, sartorius, rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, pectineus, adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, and gracilis (
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E) Plantar interossei
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Plantar interossei typically receives innervation from spinal segments S2 and S3 (
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References:
| 1. Moore, K.L. (1992). Clinical Oriented Anatomy, 3rd Edition. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. (ISBN:068306133X) | Advertising:
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Spinal segments innervating muscles of the lower extremity 2
Question ID: 830200603
Question written by J. Douglas Miles, (C) 2006-2009, all rights reserved.
Created: 08/30/2006
Modified: 11/04/2008
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