"Tibial Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The medial terminal branch of the sciatic nerve. The tibial nerve fibers originate in lumbar and sacral spinal segments (L4 to S2). They supply motor and sensory innervation to parts of the calf and foot.
| Descriptor ID |
D013979
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.450.760.820
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| Concept/Terms |
Tibial Nerve- Tibial Nerve
- Nerve, Tibial
- Nerves, Tibial
- Tibial Nerves
Posterior Tibial Nerve- Posterior Tibial Nerve
- Nerve, Posterior Tibial
- Nerves, Posterior Tibial
- Posterior Tibial Nerves
- Tibial Nerve, Posterior
- Tibial Nerves, Posterior
Medial Plantar Nerve- Medial Plantar Nerve
- Medial Plantar Nerves
- Nerve, Medial Plantar
- Nerves, Medial Plantar
- Plantar Nerve, Medial
- Plantar Nerves, Medial
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