The medial calcaneal branches of the tibial nerve (internal calcaneal branches) perforate the
laciniate ligament, and supply the skin of the
heel
The heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus or heel bone, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower Human leg, leg.
Structure
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and medial side of the
sole of the foot.
Structure
The medial calcaneal nerve originates either from the
tibial nerve or the
lateral plantar nerve
The lateral plantar nerve (external plantar nerve) is a branch of the tibial nerve, in turn a branch of the sciatic nerve and supplies the skin of the fifth toe and lateral half of the fourth, as well as most of the deep muscles, its distribution ...
.
It splits into two cutaneous branches.
Function
The medial calcaneal nerve provides sensory innervation to the medial side of the
heel
The heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus or heel bone, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower Human leg, leg.
Structure
To distribute the compressive for ...
.
See also
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Cutaneous innervation of the lower limbs
Cutaneous innervation refers to the area of the skin which is supplied by a specific nerve.
Modern texts are in agreement about which areas of the skin are served by which nerves, but there are minor variations in some of the details. The bord ...
References
Nerves of the lower limb and lower torso
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