The medial dorsal cutaneous nerve (internal dorsal cutaneous branch) passes in front of the ankle-joint, and divides into two dorsal digital branches, one of which supplies the medial side of the great toe, the other, the adjacent side of the second and third toes.
Medial dorsal cutaneous nerve | |
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From | superficial fibular nerve |
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Latin | nervus cutaneus dorsalis medialis |
TA98 | A14.2.07.052 |
TA2 | 6576 |
FMA | 44809 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
It also supplies the integument of the medial side of the foot and ankle, and communicates with the saphenous nerve, and with the deep peroneal nerve.
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Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 966 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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