Question

Along the lateral knee, as the common fibular nerve wraps around the neck of the fibula, this nerve splits into two main branches: the ______ nerve and the superficial fibular nerve.

Answer 1

the profundus/ deep fibular nerve

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Deep fibular nerve.

Step-by-step explanation:

Along the lateral knee, the common nerve splits into two main branches around the neck of fibula.

• superficial fibular nerve. (sensory neurons supply to the skin of the lower anterolateral aspect of the leg.)
• deep fibular nerve. (further divided into lateral and medial terminal branches.)

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