Femoral nerve — Nerve: Femoral nerve The lumbar plexus and its branches. (Femoral labeled at bottom left.) … Wikipedia
femoral nerve — noun one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh • Syn: ↑nervus femoralis, ↑anterior crural nerve • Hypernyms: ↑spinal nerve, ↑nervus spinalis • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
femoral nerve — the nerve that supplies the quadriceps muscle at the front of the thigh and receives sensation from the front and inner sides of the thigh. It arises from the second, third, and fourth lumbar nerves … The new mediacal dictionary
femoral nerve stretch test — femoral stretch test (for lesions of third or fourth lumbar disk) the patient lies prone and the knee is passively flexed; the location of pain in the back or thighs indicates which disk is herniated … Medical dictionary
Anterior cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve — Nerve: Anterior cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views. (Anterior cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve in yellow, near center, on both sides.) … Wikipedia
Nerve block — Intervention ICD 9 CM 04.81 MeSH … Wikipedia
Femoral — can refer to: * Femoral artery * Femoral vein * Femur * Femoral triangle * Femoral nerve … Wikipedia
Femoral triangle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = trigonum femorale GraySubject = 157 GrayPage = 626 Caption = Drawing of the left femoral triangle shows superior portion of the femoral vein. Caption2 = Right femoral sheath laid open to show its three… … Wikipedia
Nerve plexus — Spinal nerve Cervical plexus … Wikipedia
nerve to sartorius — a branch of the femoral nerve that arises in common with the intermediate cutaneous nerve and innervates the sartorius muscle … Medical dictionary
