🦵🏽Lower limb Cutaneous innervation @rev.med Read notes below ⤵️ 📚 Download our latest book! See the link in our bio ... and it’s free! Click! These are the specific cutaneous nerves that cover the skin of Lower Limb. Don’t confuse these with Dermatomes, even though they are similar, a dermatome specifies the area covered by the spinal nerve. @rev.med ✅ Cutaneous Nerves of Lower Limb Saphenous Nerve *From Femoral nerve in Femoral triangle (watch video). Skin on medial side of leg and foot. Deep Fibular Nerve *Anterior muscles of leg and foot, skin of first and second toes Superficial Fibular Nerve *Skin on lateral side of lower leg and dorsum of foot. Divides into Medial & Intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve. Sural Nerve *Medial sural + Lateral sural = Sural Nerve, skin of the back of the leg, lateral side of ankle, heel, and foot. Lateral Sural Cutaneous Nerve *From common fibular nerve at popliteal fossa (watch our video). Skin on the posterolateral side of the leg. @rev.med Medial Sural Cutaneous Nerve *From Tibial nerve in popliteal fossa. Skin on back of leg and lateral side of ankle, heel and foot. Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve *Skin on anterior and lateral aspects of thigh. Cluneal (Your booty) Nerves *Skin of gluteal region, contains superior, middle and inferior branches. Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerves *From Sacral plexus, skin of booty, thigh and calf. 👀 You know more than you think you do! Head over to our YouTube Channel & subscribe! Type in REV MED and begin learning 🧠 @rev.med @rev.med #cutaneousnerves #REVmed #REVupyourbrain #REVmedicine https://www.instagram.com/p/CSj4CHFMwVg/?utm_medium=tumblr
