Muscular branches of deep fibular nerve
Rami musculares nervi fibularis profundi
- Synonym: Muscular branches of deep peroneal nerve
- Related terms: Muscular branches
Definition
In the leg, the deep peroneal nerve supplies muscular branches to the Tibialis anterior, Extensor digitorum longus, Peronæus tertius, and Extensor hallucis prop ius, and an articular branch to the ankle-joint.
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/).
