Definition of Anterior crural nerve

1. Noun. One of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh.

Exact synonyms: Femoral Nerve, Nervus Femoralis
Group relationships: Thigh
Generic synonyms: Nervus Spinalis, Spinal Nerve

Medical Definition of Anterior crural nerve

1. A nerve originating in the lumbar spinal cord (usually l2 to l4) and traveling through the lumbar plexus to provide motor innervation to extensors of the thigh and sensory innervation to parts of the thigh, lower leg, and foot, and to the hip and knee joints. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anterior Crural Nerve

anterior column
anterior column of medulla oblongata
anterior commissure
anterior communicating artery
anterior compartment syndrome
anterior component of force
anterior condyloid canal of occipital bone
anterior condyloid foramen
anterior conjunctival artery
anterior coronary plexus
anterior corticospinal tract
anterior costotransverse ligament
anterior cranial base
anterior cranial fossa
anterior cruciate ligament
anterior crural nerve (current term)
anterior crural region
anterior crus of stapes
anterior cubital region
anterior curvature
anterior cusp of atrioventricular valve
anterior cutaneous branches of intercostal nerves
anterior cutaneous nerves of abdomen
anterior deep cervical lymph nodes
anterior descending artery
anterior drawer test
anterior embryotoxon
anterior epithelium of cornea

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