48+ Femoral Nerve And Artery Anatomy

48+ Femoral Nerve And Artery Anatomy. 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. Femoral nerve is the major nerve supplying the anterior compartment of the thigh.

Femoral Nerve Split With Variant Iliacus Muscle A Potential Source Of Femoral Nerve Entrapment Springerlink
Femoral Nerve Split With Variant Iliacus Muscle A Potential Source Of Femoral Nerve Entrapment Springerlink from media.springernature.com
Profunda femoris arises on the lateral side of the femoral artery in the femoral triangle about 1.5 inch (4 cm) below the inguinal ligament. It originates from the dorsal sections of the anterior primary rami of l2, l3, l4 nerves and is the largest branch the lateral circumflex femoral artery is straddled by both sections. Lower abdomen and perineal region • superficial epigastric artery • superficial circumflex iliac artery • superficial external pudendal artery deep branches • profunda femoris artery • main branch of the femoral.

It exits the pelvis through the sciatic notch, and continues down the back of the thigh where it splits into the common fibular and tibial nerve at the knee.

Femoral nerve is the main nerve of anterior compartment of thigh. The artery is superficial to the adductor magnus and longus muscles. Its muscular branches innervate the four quadriceps muscles (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius), which flex the thigh at the hip and extend. It crosses under the inguinal ligament and enters the femoral triangle where the profunda femoris artery arises from its lateral side.


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