Cutaneous innervation of the lower limbs

Summary

Cutaneous innervation of the lower limbs is the nerve supply to areas of the skin of the lower limbs (including the feet) which are supplied by specific cutaneous nerves.

Lower limb.
Foot.

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 borders designated by the diagrams in the 1918 edition of Gray's Anatomy, provided below, are similar but not identical to those generally accepted today.

Pelvis and buttocks edit

Thigh edit

Leg edit

Foot edit

(See foot diagram)

External links edit

  • Overview at luc.edu
  • Overview at neuroguide.com
  • Foot, at frca.co.uk