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lower anterior nerves: original labelled anatomical illustration.
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femoral nerve

Femoral nerve and its anterior-thigh branching, lateral to the femoral arterial axis.

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lower anterior nerves: original labelled anatomical illustration.

Image: Henry Vandyke Carter / Gray’s Anatomy (1918) · Source / original · Public domain

Numbered markers and focused views are Mediveerse learning overlays; the original reference is linked above.

Femoral nerve

Nerves & vessels

Femoral nerve

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

Supplies anterior thigh muscles and anterior thigh/medial leg sensation through branches.

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01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Lumbar plexus branch
  2. Passes beneath inguinal ligament
  3. Lies lateral to femoral artery
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

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Related features & study points (2)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • L2–L4 posterior divisions
  • Quadriceps branches
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

01How do you identify femoral nerve?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Lumbar plexus branch. Passes beneath inguinal ligament. Lies lateral to femoral artery.

02Is it inside the femoral sheath?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

No. It lies lateral to the sheath.

03What is its major cutaneous terminal branch?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Saphenous nerve, which reaches the medial leg and foot without supplying leg muscles.

04What is its main functional or developmental significance?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Supplies anterior thigh muscles and anterior thigh/medial leg sensation through branches. Key structures to recognise: L2–L4 posterior divisions; Quadriceps branches; Saphenous nerve.

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