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Lower extremity muscle function and innervation 4

Topic: Pharmacology

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Which motion would be most affected by a lesion of the sciatic nerve?

 
        A) Ankle eversion
 
        B) Knee flexion
 
        C) Hip adduction
 
        D) Extension of the great toe
 
        E) Ankle plantarflexion
 

 


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A) ankle eversion

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The sciatic nerve is involved in generating knee flexion.  (See References)

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B) knee flexion

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Knee flexion is primarily mediated by the sciatic nerve.  (See References)

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C) hip adduction

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The sciatic nerve is involved in generating knee flexion.  (See References)

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D) extension of the great toe

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The sciatic nerve is involved in generating knee flexion.  (See References)

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E) ankle plantarflexion

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The sciatic nerve is involved in generating knee flexion.  (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 4
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