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Nervous system & sense organs

Femoral nerve

Nervus femoralis

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System
Nervous system & sense organs
Regions
Trunk, Lower limb
Side
Left and right
Part of
Branches of posterior part of lumbar plexus
Femoral nerve (Nervus femoralis) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

DescriptionUnreviewed

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.

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Parts

Names

Latin
Nervus femoralis
English
Femoral nerve
French
Nerf fémoral
Spanish
Nervio femoral
Portuguese
Nervo femoral

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