Patellar plexus
| Patellar plexus | |
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 Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views. (Patellar plexus visible but not labeled.) | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Plexus Patellaris |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The patellar plexus is a nerve plexus in the subcutaneous tissue overlying and surrounding the patella and ligamentum patellae. It consists It is formed by contribution from the following: anterior division of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, terminal branches of the intermediate femoral cutaneous nerve, terminal branches of the medial femoral cutaneous nerve, and the infrapatellar branch of saphenous nerve.[1]
References
- ^ Sinnatamby, Chummy (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
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