- popliteal nerve
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popliteal nerve
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popliteal nerve — noun : either of two branches into which the sciatic nerve divides usually in the lower part of the thigh with the larger branch passing through the popliteal space and continuing downward as the tibial nerve and the smaller branch forming the… … Useful english dictionary
lateral popliteal nerve — n COMMON PERONEAL NERVE … Medical dictionary
medial popliteal nerve — n TIBIAL NERVE … Medical dictionary
popliteal nerve lateral — nervus fibularis communis … Medical dictionary
popliteal nerve medial — nervus tibialis … Medical dictionary
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
Popliteal fossa — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = fossa poplitea GraySubject = 158 GrayPage = 631 Caption = Lateral aspect of right leg. Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = f 14 DorlandsSuf = 12376523 The popliteal fossa is a space or … Wikipedia
popliteal plexus — a plexus of nerve fibers accompanying the popliteal artery … Medical dictionary
Common fibular nerve — Peroneal nerve redirects here. This is not to be confused with Perineal nerve. Nerve: Common fibular Nerves of the right lower extremity Posterior view. (Common fibular labeled at center right as common peroneal.) Latin n. fibularis communis, n.… … Wikipedia
common peroneal nerve — n the smaller of the branches into which the sciatic nerve divides passing obliquely outward and downward from the popliteal space and to the neck of the fibula where it divides into the deep peroneal nerve and the superficial peroneal nerve that … Medical dictionary
