Preferred Label : tibial nerve;
Uberon definition : 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. In the popliteal fossa the nerve
gives off branches to gastrocnemius, popliteus, soleus and plantaris muscles, an articular
branch to the knee joint, and a cutaneous branch that will become the sural nerve.
The sural nerve is joined by fibres from the common peroneal nerve and runs down the
calf to supply the lateral side of the foot. Below the soleus muscle the nerve lies
close to the tibia and supplies the tibialis posterior, the flexor digitorum longus
and the flexor hallucis longus. The nerve passes into the foot running posterior to
the medial malleolus. Here it is bound down by the flexor retinaculum in company with
the posterior tibial artery. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : medial popliteal nerve;
Origin ID : 0001323;
UMLS CUI : C0040186;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- branching part of
- has branching part
- has part
- innervated by
- innervates
- part of
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. In the popliteal fossa the nerve
gives off branches to gastrocnemius, popliteus, soleus and plantaris muscles, an articular
branch to the knee joint, and a cutaneous branch that will become the sural nerve.
The sural nerve is joined by fibres from the common peroneal nerve and runs down the
calf to supply the lateral side of the foot. Below the soleus muscle the nerve lies
close to the tibia and supplies the tibialis posterior, the flexor digitorum longus
and the flexor hallucis longus. The nerve passes into the foot running posterior to
the medial malleolus. Here it is bound down by the flexor retinaculum in company with
the posterior tibial artery. [WP,unvetted].
