Common fibular nerve Flashcards
1
Q
What are the nerve roots of the common fibular nerve?
A
L4 - S3
2
Q
Where does the common fibular nerve arise?
A
Popliteal fossa
3
Q
What does the common fibular nerve do in the popliteal fossa?
A
Gives rise to two cutaneous branches
- sural nerve - contributes to it
- lateral sural nerve
4
Q
Where does the common fibular nerve travel?
A
Inferiorly and laterally
5
Q
What does the common fibular nerve enter after the popliteal fossa?
A
Lateral leg
6
Q
How does the common fibular nerve enter the lateral leg?
A
Wraps around neck of fibula
beneath fibularis longus muscle
7
Q
What does the common fibular nerve do at the neck of fibula?
A
Divies into
- superficial fibular nerve
- deep fibular nerve
8
Q
What is the sensory innervation of the sural nerve?
A
Lower posterior and lateral leg
Lateral foot
9
Q
What is the sensory innervation of the lateral sural nerve?
A
Upper lateral leg
