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LUMBAR NERVES. Nn. lumbales (lumbares). 18 |
Ilioinguinal nerve. N. ilioinguinalis. Nerve aris- |
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Superior clunial (gluteal) branches. Rami |
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Anterior labial nerves. Nn. labiales anteriores. |
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chanter (buttock region). B |
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7SACRAL NERVES AND COCCYGEAL NERVE. Nn.
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courses through the inguinal canal and supplies |
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femoris lateralis. Nerve that arises from L2−3. It |
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clunium (gluteales) mediales. Sensory nerves |
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Obturator nerve. N. obturatorius. Nerve that |
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21tibial and fibular sides of the flexor aspect of the medial 31/2 toes. They supply the distal
phalanges, including their dorsal aspect. A
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12Lateral plantar nerve. N. plantaris lateralis. Smaller terminal branch of the tibial nerve. It
23passes beneath the flexor digitorum brevis medial to the lateral plantar artery as far as the
24base of the 5th metatarsal bone. A
13 Superficial branch. Ramus superficialis. Perdom-
25inantly sensory branch of lateral plantar nerve. A