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Cervical, Lumbar, and Sacral Plexuses

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nerves
spinal roots
structures served
Lesser Occipital   C2, C3   sensory- posterolateral neck  
Greater Auricular   C2, C3   sensory- ear & parotid gland  
Transverse cervical   C2, C3   sensory- anterior & lateral neck  
Supraclavicular   C3, C4   sensory- shoulder & anterior chest  
Ansa cervicalis   C1- C4   motor- geniohyoid & infrahyoid muscles of neck  
Segmental branches   C1- C5   Motor- neck & scalenes, levator, trapezius, SCM  
Phrenic   C3, C4 & C5   motor- diaphragm  
Femoral   L2- L4   Sensory- thigh, leg, foot, hip, knee joints Motor- anterior thigh, psoas, pectineus, iliacus  
Obturator   L2-L4   Sensory- medial thigh & hip joint motor- adductors, gracilis & obturator externus  
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous   L2, L3   sensory- lateral thigh, branches to peritoneum  
Iliohypogastric   L1   sensory- lower abdomen, lower back & hip, anterlateral abdominal wall & pubic region  
Ilioinguinal   L1   sensory- external genitalia, thigh & abdominals  
Genitofemoral   L1, L2   sensory- scrotum, labia, thigh & cremasterics  
Sciatic   L4, L5, S1-S3   motor- tibial & common peroneal  
Tibial   L4-S3   sensory- posterior leg & foot motor- all muscles back of thigh, leg & foot  
Common Peroneal   L4-S2   sensory- anterior leg & dorsum foot motor- peroneals, tibialis ant., externsion of toe  
Superior Gluteal   L4, L5, S1   Motor- gluteus medius, minius & Tensor facia  
Inferior Gluteal   L5-S2   Motor- gluteus maximus  
Posterior Femoral Cutaneous   S1-S3   sensory- buttock, thigh, popliteal, calf & heel  
Pudendal   S2-S4   sensory- muscles of perineum motor- external anal sphincter  


   


 

 

 
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