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The lumbar plexus

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What major nerves arise from the sacral?

The nerves that arise from the lumbar plexus are femoral, obturator, lateral femoral cutaneous, genitofemoral, illoinguinal and illohypogastric nerve. As part of lumbosacral plexus, it is the nervous plexus that is found in the lumbar region.


What are the four nerve plexuses?

Cervical: C1 - C5Innervates muscles of neck and extend into thoracic cavity, where they control diaphragmatic muscles. Major nerve: Phrenic...which provides entire nerve supply to diaphragm.Brachial: C5-T1Innervates pectoral girdle and upper limbs. Major nerves: Radial nerve, median nerve, ulnar nerve.Lumbar: T12 - L4Innervates pelvic girdle and lower limbs. Major nerves: Genitofemoral nerve, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, and femoral nerve.Sacral: L4-S5Innervates pelvic girdle and lower limbs. Major nerves: Sciatic nerve (which branches into tibial and fibular nerves) and pudendal nerve.


The obturator and femoral nerves branch from this plexus?

cervical plexus


What action does the femoral nerve do?

Nerves do not have actions. Muscles do, but nerves go to certain receptors. The femoral nerve is the largest in the lumbar plexus and divides into many branches, and supplies the thigh muscles and leg and skin cutaneous receptors (feeling).


The nerve plexus that contains neurons that are primarily concerned with regulating the motility within the GI tract is the plexus?

myenteric


What nerve controls quadriceps muscle group?

Femoral nerve


The phrenic nerve is a member of which nerve plexus?

Cervical plexus....


The median nerve is a member of which nerve plexus?

Median Nerve belongs to Brachial Plexus.


The lumbosacral plexus contains a nerve that that branches to thigh muscles and ultimately the feet. What is its name?

It is known as the sciatic nerve.


What is the nerve plexus from which the sciatic nerve originates from?

sacral plexus


What are the two primary nerve plexuses regulating digestive function?

Submucosal nerve plexus and myenteric nerve plexus


The largest nerve of the sacral plexus is the?

The largest branch of the sacral plexus is the sciatic nerve, the thickest and longest nerve in the body.