Cutaneous branch of the obturator nerve

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Cutaneous branch of the obturator nerve
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Nerves of the right lower extremity. Front view. (Cutaneous branch not labeled, but region is visible.)
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From anterior branch of obturator nerve
Identifiers
Latin ramus cutaneus nervi obturatorii
TA98 A14.2.07.014
TA2 6534
FMA 45312 45331, 45312
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The cutaneous branch of the obturator nerve is an occasional continuation of the communicating branch to the femoral medial cutaneous branches and saphenous branches of the femoral to the thigh and leg. When present it emerges from beneath the distal/inferior border of the adductor longus muscle and descends along the posterior margin of the sartorius muscle to [1] the medial side of[ citation needed ] the knee where it pierces the deep fascia and communicates with the saphenous nerve. When present, it provides sensory innervation to the skin of proximal/superior half of the medial side of the leg. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 1392. ISBN   978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC   1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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