Medical Definition of Nervus fibularis profundus

1. One of the terminal branches of the common peroneal nerve, arising at the fibular neck and passing into the anterior compartment of the leg; it supplies the tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus, and peroneus tertius muscles in the leg, then crosses the ankle joint to supply the muscles on the dorsum of the foot (extensors hallucis and digitorum brevis) becoming cutaneous to innervate adjacent sides of the great and second toes. Synonym: nervus fibularis profundus, nervus peroneus profundus, anterior tibial nerve, deep fibular nerve. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nervus Fibularis Profundus

nervus cutaneus dorsalis intermedius
nervus cutaneus dorsalis lateralis
nervus cutaneus dorsalis medialis
nervus cutaneus femoris lateralis
nervus cutaneus surae lateralis
nervus cutaneus surae medialis
nervus dorsalis scapulae
nervus ethmoidalis anterior
nervus ethmoidalis posterior
nervus facialis
nervus femoralis
nervus fibularis communis
nervus fibularis profundus (current term)
nervus fibularis superficialis
nervus frontalis
nervus furcalis
nervus glossopharyngeus
nervus gluteus inferior
nervus gluteus superior
nervus haemorrhoidalis
nervus hypogastricus
nervus hypoglossus
nervus hypoglosus
nervus iliohypogastricus
nervus impar

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