"The femoral nerve arises from the posterior divisions of the anterior rami of L2-L4 roots of the lumbar plexus."
"The femoral nerve is responsible for the patellar tendon reflex (tests L3-L4 spinal component)."
Expected headings
"Proximal branches"
"Superficial division"
"Deep division"
"Clinical signifcance"
"lies above iliacus, outside and lateral to the femoral sheath"
"The femoral nerve provides motor supply to the anterior compartment of the thigh and sensory supply to the hip, anterior and medial thigh, knee, and medial leg (as the saphenous nerve)."