Femoral nerve
Long nerve down the thigh and inner leg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The femoral nerve is a nerve in the thigh that supplies skin on the upper thigh and inner leg, and the muscles that extend the knee. It is the largest branch of the lumbar plexus.
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Femoral nerve | |
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Details | |
From | L2 |
To | L4 |
Innervates | Anterior compartment of thigh |
Identifiers | |
Latin | nervus femoralis |
MeSH | D005267 |
TA98 | A14.2.07.020 |
TA2 | 6522 |
FMA | 16486 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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