Medial sural cutaneous nerve
Medial sural cutaneous nerve | |
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Details | |
From | tibial nerve |
To | sural nerve |
Identifiers | |
Latin | nervus cutaneus surae medialis |
TA98 | A14.2.07.061 |
TA2 | 6585 |
FMA | 44687 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The medial sural cutaneous nerve is a sensory nerve of the leg. It supplies part of the medial side of the leg.
Structure[]
The medial sural cutaneous nerve originates from the posterior aspect of the tibial nerve of the sciatic nerve.[1] It descends between the two heads of the gastrocnemius muscle.[1] Around the middle of the back of the leg, it pierces the deep fascia to become superficial.[1] It unites with the lateral sural cutaneous nerve to form the sural nerve.[1][2]
References[]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 962 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ a b c d Rea, Paul (2015-01-01), Rea, Paul (ed.), "Chapter 3 - Lower Limb Nerve Supply", Essential Clinically Applied Anatomy of the Peripheral Nervous System in the Limbs, Academic Press, pp. 101–177, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-803062-2.00003-6, ISBN 978-0-12-803062-2, retrieved 2021-03-02
- ^ Winnicki, Kamil; Ochała-Kłos, Anna; Rutowicz, Bartosz; Pękala, Przemysław A.; Tomaszewski, Krzysztof A. (2020-05-01). "Functional anatomy, histology and biomechanics of the human Achilles tendon — A comprehensive review". Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger. 229: 151461. doi:10.1016/j.aanat.2020.151461. ISSN 0940-9602. PMID 31978571.
External links[]
- postleg at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- Anatomy photo:11:07-0201 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Categories:
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- Nerves of the lower limb and lower torso
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