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Nerves

Nerve reference, root levels, course, motor and sensory distribution, entrapment sites, and neuropathies.

342 nerves
19 nerves in Thigh  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Nerve Anterior Cutaneous Branches of the Femoral Nerve rami cutanei anteriores nervi femoralis Thigh The anterior cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve are medial and intermediate branches arising from the…
Nerve Articular Branches of the Femoral Nerve to the Knee rami articulares nervi femoralis ad genu Thigh The femoral nerve contributes articular branches to the knee joint through its muscular branches to the…
Nerve Femoral Nerve (Thigh Branches) nervus femoralis (rami femorales) Thigh In the femoral triangle, the femoral nerve divides into anterior and posterior divisions. The anterior division…
Nerve Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve nervus cutaneus femoris lateralis Thigh The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a purely sensory nerve supplying the outer thigh skin, with…
Nerve Medial Femoral Cutaneous Nerve nervus cutaneus femoris medialis Thigh The medial femoral cutaneous nerve is a branch of the femoral nerve arising in the femoral…
Nerve Nerve to Adductor Brevis nervus musculi adductoris brevis Thigh The obturator nerve typically divides into anterior and posterior branches in the obturator canal, with the…
Nerve Nerve to Obturator Externus nervus musculi obturatorii externi Thigh A branch of the obturator nerve (L3, L4) arising before or just after the nerve passes…
Nerve Nerve to Rectus Femoris nervus musculi recti femoris Thigh Motor branches to the rectus femoris arise from the femoral nerve in the femoral triangle, entering…
Nerve Nerve to Sartorius nervus musculi sartorii Thigh The nerve to sartorius arises from the femoral nerve in the femoral triangle, entering the sartorius…
Nerve Nerve to Vastus Intermedius nervus musculi vasti intermedii Thigh Motor branches of the femoral nerve supplying vastus intermedius, arising from the deep division of the…
Nerve Nerve to Vastus Lateralis nervus musculi vasti lateralis Thigh Motor branches of the posterior division of the femoral nerve that supply vastus lateralis, entering the…
Nerve Nerve to Vastus Medialis nervus musculi vasti medialis Thigh The nerve to vastus medialis arises from the femoral nerve in the femoral triangle, descending along…
Nerve Obturator Cutaneous Branch ramus cutaneus nervi obturatorii Thigh The cutaneous branch of the obturator nerve arises from the anterior division, passing between adductor longus…
Nerve Obturator Nerve nervus obturatorius Thigh The obturator nerve emerges from the medial border of the psoas, crosses the pelvic brim, and… Also: Full overview
Nerve Posterior Cutaneous Nerve of the Thigh nervus cutaneus femoris posterior Thigh The posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh is a large purely sensory nerve supplying the entire…
Nerve Saphenous Nerve nervus saphenus Thigh The saphenous nerve is the longest cutaneous branch of the femoral nerve, accompanying the femoral vessels… Also: Full overview
Nerve Sciatic Nerve Tibial and Peroneal Divisions divisiones tibialis et fibularis nervi ischiadici Thigh The sciatic nerve is composed of two distinct divisions, the tibial division medially and the common…

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