Definition of Nervus femoralis

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: Anterior Crural Nerve, Femoral Nerve
Group relationships: Thigh
Generic synonyms: Nervus Spinalis, Spinal Nerve

Medical Definition of Nervus femoralis

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 Nervus Femoralis

nervus cutaneus brachii medialis
nervus cutaneus brachii posterior
nervus cutaneus dorsalis intermedius
nervus cutaneus dorsalis lateralis
nervus cutaneus dorsalis medialis
nervus cutaneus femoris lateralis
nervus cutaneus surae lateralis
nervus cutaneus surae medialis
nervus dorsalis scapulae
nervus ethmoidalis anterior
nervus ethmoidalis posterior
nervus facialis
nervus femoralis (current term)
nervus fibularis communis
nervus fibularis profundus
nervus fibularis superficialis
nervus frontalis
nervus furcalis
nervus glossopharyngeus
nervus gluteus inferior
nervus gluteus superior
nervus haemorrhoidalis
nervus hypogastricus
nervus hypoglossus
nervus hypoglosus
nervus iliohypogastricus

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