Nervous system in lower body (large print)
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- Synopsis
- This image shows the major nerves of the hips, legs and feet. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image has half the lower body shown from the front on the left and half the lower body shown from the back on the right. The upper body is not shown at the top of the image. Front: The main nerve in the front of the leg comes from the top right of the image and runs down the right side of the leg. This is the femoral nerve. In the thigh there is a small branch to the right. On the left of the thigh is the lateral cutaneous nerve which runs as far as the knee. On the left side of the shin is the common peroneal nerve which is a branch of the sciatic nerve coming from the back of the leg. It splits into the superficial peroneal nerve on the left and the deep peroneal nerve on the right. Back: In the top left of the image is a complex of nerves, this is the sacral plexus which is the starting point for the other main nerve in the leg, the sciatic nerve. They come from the spinal cord in the sacrum. Just above the knee the common peroneal nerve branches right off the sciatic nerve and moves to the front of the leg. At the knee the sciatic nerve branches into the tibial nerve on the left and the sural nerve on the right.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/24/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Caroline Walker
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.