Medical Definition of Nervus obturatorius

1. A nerve originating in the lumbar spinal cord (l2 to l4) and traveling through the lumbar plexus to the lower extremity. The obturator nerve provides motor innervation to the adductor muscles of the thigh and cutaneous sensory innervation of the inner thigh. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nervus Obturatorius

nervus lacrimalis
nervus laryngeus inferior
nervus laryngeus recurrens
nervus laryngeus superior
nervus lingualis
nervus mandibularis
nervus maxillaris
nervus meatus acustici externi
nervus medianus
nervus mentalis
nervus musculocutaneus
nervus mylohyoideus
nervus nasociliaris
nervus nasopalatinus
nervus obturatorius (current term)
nervus occipitalis major
nervus occipitalis minor
nervus occipitalis tertius
nervus octavus
nervus oculomotorius
nervus ophthalmicus
nervus opticus
nervus palatinus major
nervus pectoralis lateralis
nervus pectoralis medialis
nervus peroneus communis
nervus peroneus profundus
nervus peroneus superficialis
nervus petrosus major

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