Tensor fascia lata supplied by:
Inferior gluteal nerve
Superior gluteal nerve
Nerve to quadratus femoris
Nerve to obturator internus
Ans. b. Superior gluteal nerveInferior gluteal nerve (L5, SI, S2)Superior gluteal nerve (L4, L5, SI)Nerve to the quadratus femoris muscle (L4, L5, SI)Nerve to the obturator internus muscle (L5, SI, S2)* Leaves the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen below the piriformis* Leaves the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen above the piriformis* Leaves the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen below the piriformis* Leaves the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen below the piriformis* Innervates the gluteus maximus muscle* Innervates the gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, and tensor fascia lata muscles* Descends deep to the gemelli and obturator internus muscles and ends in the deep surface of the quadratus femoris, supplying the quadratus femoris and the inferior gemellus muscles*. Enters the perineum through the lesser sciatic foramen*. Innervates the obturator internus and superior gemellus muscles
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