Lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve

Lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve
Diagram of the segmental distribution of the cutaneous nerves of the sole of the foot.
Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views.
Details
From	sural nerve
Identifiers
Latin	nervus cutaneus dorsalis lateralis
TA	A14.2.07.063
FMA	44694
*Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy* [edit on Wikidata]

The lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve is a cutaneous branch of the foot. This is a separate branch from the Lateral sural cutaneous nerve which is located on the back of the leg. The turns into a dorsal digital nerve and supplies the lateral side of the fifth toe.

Additional images

Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views.

Nerves of the lumbosacral plexus

Lumbar plexus

iliohypogastric	lateral cutaneous branch anterior cutaneous branch

ilioinguinal	anterior scrotal ♂/labial ♀

genitofemoral	femoral branch genital branch

Lateral cutaneous	patellar

obturator	anterior cutaneous posterior accessory

femoral	anterior cutaneous branches saphenous (infrapatellar medial crural cutaneous

sacral plexus

sciatic

common peroneal	lateral sural cutaneous communicating branch deep peroneal lateral terminal branch medial terminal branch dorsal digital superficial peroneal medial dorsal cutaneous intermediate dorsal cutaneous dorsal digital

tibial	medial sural cutaneous medial calcaneal medial plantar (common plantar digital nerves proper plantar digital) lateral plantar (deep branch superficial branch common plantar digital proper plantar digital)

sural	lateral dorsal cutaneous lateral calcaneal

other

coccygeal plexus

cutaneous innervation of the lower limbs

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