Muscular branches
Rami musculares
- Related terms: Muscular branches (Femoral nerve)
Definition
Muscular branches of femoral nerve :
The nerve to the Pectineus arise simmediately below the inguinal ligament, and passes behind the femoral sheath to enter the anterior surface of the muscle; it is often duplicated. The nerve to the Sartorius arises in common with the intermediate cutaneous.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
