Intermediate cutaneous nerve
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| Nerve: Intermediate cutaneous nerve | ||
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| Cutaneous nerves of right lower extremity. Front view. | ||
| Latin | ramus cutaneus anterior | |
| Gray's | subject #212 955 | |
| From | Femoral nerve | |
The intermediate cutaneous nerve (middle cutaneous nerve) pierces the fascia lata (and generally the Sartorius) about 7.5 cm. below the inguinal ligament, and divides into two branches which descend in immediate proximity along the forepart of the thigh, to supply the skin as low as the front of the knee.
Here they communicate with the medial cutaneous nerve and the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous, to form the patellar plexus.
In the upper part of the thigh the lateral branch of the intermediate cutaneous communicates with the lumboinguinal branch of the genitofemoral nerve.
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