Chapter 13.3, Problem 6QC

Summary Introduction

To review:

The key structures supplied by the obturator nerve, the femoral nerve, and the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.

Introduction:

The lumbar plexus is a web of nerves in the abdominal part of the body. The nervesbelonging to thelumbar plexus passes via the front of the hip joint and mainly support the anterior part of thighs. Most nerves of the lumbar plexus separate into the anterior and posterior division. The obturator is the largest nerve of the anterior region, while the femoral nerve is the largest one of the posterior divisions.