Medial dorsal cutaneous nerve
The medial dorsal cutaneous nerve (internal dorsal cutaneous branch) passes in front of the ankle-joint, and divides into two dorsal digital branches, one of which supplies the medial side of the great toe, the other, the adjacent side of the second and third toes.
| Medial dorsal cutaneous nerve | |
|---|---|
 Nerves of the dorsum of the foot. (Medial dorsal cutaneous labeled at upper left.) | |
| Details | |
| From | superficial fibular nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus cutaneus dorsalis medialis |
| TA98 | A14.2.07.052 |
| TA2 | 6576 |
| FMA | 44809 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
It also supplies the integument of the medial side of the foot and ankle, and communicates with the saphenous nerve, and with the deep peroneal nerve.
Additional images
Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 966 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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