MUSCULO-CUTANEOUS NERVE
\mʌskjˈʊlə͡ʊkjuːtˈe͡ɪni͡əs nˈɜːv], \mʌskjˈʊləʊkjuːtˈeɪniəs nˈɜːv], \m_ʌ_s_k_j_ˈʊ_l_əʊ_k_j_uː_t_ˈeɪ_n_iə_s n_ˈɜː_v]\
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This name is especially given to two nerves; - the one, the External cutaneous nerve, furnished by the brachial plexus (see Cutanecus: -) the other, given off from the poplitaeus externus, It descend on the anterior and outer part of the leg, - at first, hid among the muscles; becomes superficial about the middle of the leg; and divides into two branches, which pass superficially on the back of the foot. Two musculo-cutaneous nerves- superior and inferior- proceed from the first lumbar. The superior musculo-cutaneous- il'io-scrotal, il'io-hypogastricus- which devides into two branches, - abdominal and scrotal. The inferior musculo-cutaneous is smaller than the superior, and is distributed as its name, il'io-in'guinal, indicates.
By Robley Dunglison
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