Nerves · Nervous System · Medium

Plantar

Meaning: Medial and lateral plantar nerves supplying the sole of the foot and toes.

In practice: Morton's neuroma involves thickening of the plantar digital nerve between the toes.

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Which word means: The long projections of nerve cells that carry electrical impulses away from the cell body.

Which word means: The longest cutaneous nerve in the body, running medially down the leg.

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