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Lower extremity muscle function and innervation 2

Topic: Pharmacology

Created on Monday, September 18 2006 by

Last modified on Monday, September 18 2006.

A patient presents with weakness of the gastrocnemius and soleus. Which of the following spinal root segments represents the minimum lesion required to cause this deficit?

A) L5 and S1

B) L2 and L3

C) S1 and S2

D) L3 and L4

E) L4

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ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

A) L5 and S1

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The S1 and S2 spinal segments are the segments which most strongly innervate the gastrocnemius and soleus. (See References)


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B) L2 and L3

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The S1 and S2 spinal segments are the segments which most strongly innervate the gastrocnemius and soleus. (See References)


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C) S1 and S2

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The gastrocnemius and soleus are most strongly affected by the S1 and S2 spinal segments. (See References)


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D) L3 and L4

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The S1 and S2 spinal segments are the segments which most strongly innervate the gastrocnemius and soleus. (See References)


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E) L4

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The S1 and S2 spinal segments are the segments which most strongly innervate the gastrocnemius and soleus. (See References)


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References:

1. Guarantors of Brain. (2000). Aids to the Examination of the Peripheral Nervous System, fourth edition. W.B. Saunders, Edinburgh.


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Lower extremity muscle function and innervation 2
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