Tibial nerve
The tibial nerve is a branch of the sciatic nerve. The tibial nerve passes through the popliteal fossa to pass below the arch of soleus.
| Tibial nerve | |
|---|---|
Plan of sacral and pudendal plexuses (Tibial nerve labelled at centre left) | |
Nerves of the right lower extremity. Posterior view. | |
| Details | |
| From | sacral plexus via sciatic nerve |
| To | medial plantar nerve, lateral plantar nerve |
| Innervates | Origin: flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus Anterior: semimembranosus, semitendinosus, long head of biceps femoris Medial: abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, flexor hallucis brevis, first lumbrical Lateral: quadratus plantae, flexor digiti minimi, adductor hallucis, the interossei, three lumbricals. and abductor digiti minimi |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus tibialis |
| MeSH | D013979 |
| TA98 | A14.2.07.058 |
| TA2 | 6582 |
| FMA | 19035 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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