Note on the functional and structural arrangement of efferent fibres in the nerve-roots of the lumbo-sacral plexus : (preliminary communication) / by C.S. Sherrington ; communicated by M. Foster.

  • Sherrington, Charles Scott, Sir, 1857-1952.
Date:
[1892]
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Credit: Note on the functional and structural arrangement of efferent fibres in the nerve-roots of the lumbo-sacral plexus : (preliminary communication) / by C.S. Sherrington ; communicated by M. Foster. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    No. of root excited. Muscle thrown into action. slight (< pet'oueus brevis), i^eroneus brevis, gastrocnemius external head, internal head, plantains, tibialis posticus, flexor longus digitorum, soleus, flexor longus hallucis, extensor brevis digitorum, flexor brevis digi- torum, adductor hallucis, adductor minimi digiti, flexor accessorius, flexor brevis hal- lucis, flexor brevis minimi digiti, interossei and lumbricales, obturator intemus, quad- rates fern oris, gemelli superior et inferior, pyriformis (the largqr part of, especially the lateral part), deeper pai’t of sphincter ani, semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps, adductor magnus (part of), popliteus,gluteus me dins. Hth Subthoracic .. Biceps (< than semimembranosus), semitendi- nosus ( < than semimembranosus), semimem- branosus, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gastrocnemius internal head ( < than exter- nal), external head, soleus, adductor hallucis, flexor accessorius, adductor minimi digiti, adductor hallucis, obturator internus, quad- ratus femoris (slight), gemelli superior et inferior, pyriformis (small part, chiefly me- sial), sphincter ani, flexor brevis hallucis, flexor brevis minimi digiti, lumbricales and interossei. 9th ,, .. Sphincter vaginae, obturator internus (slightly). The remaining twenty-one individuals formed a “post-axial ” class, with the following broad characters in common :— Root. 1st Subthoracic.. (1st lumbar) 2nd 3rd -1th Movement. Retraction of abdominal wall. Retraction of lower part of abdominal wall, drawing up of testicle, slight flexion at hip. Contraction of lower part of abdominal wall, drawing up of testicle (stronger than with 2nd), flexion at hip, slight flexion at knee, slight rotation outwards of thigh. Drawing up of testicle (slight) ?, conti’action of lower part of abdominal wall, flexion at