See Also: nervus communicans peroneus(medicine)
ramus communicans peroneus nervi peronei communis(medicine)
nervus peroneus superficialis(medicine)
nervus peroneus profundus(medicine)
nervus peroneus communis(medicine)
nervus communicans fibularis(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
peroneus(dictionary)
communicans(medicine)
peroneus tertius(medicine)

nervus communicans peroneus (medicine)


nervus communicans peroneus -->
peroneal communicating branch


The peroneal (fibular) communicating branch of the common peroneal (fibular) nerve; it arises from the common peroneal nerve in the popliteal space and passes over the lateral head of the gastrocnemius to the middle third of the leg, where it unites with the medial sural cutaneous nerve to form the sural nerve.

Synonym: ramus communicans fibularis nervi fibularis communis, ramus communicans peroneus nervi peronei communis, nervus communicans fibularis, nervus communicans peroneus, peroneal anastomotic ramus, peroneal communicating nerve.