Regarding the femoral nerve, all of the following are true EXCEPT:

• A. the superficial group consists of two cutaneous and two muscular branches
• B. the nerve to the vastus medialis passes down on the medial side of the femoral artery
• C. the medial femoral cutaneous nerve belongs to the superficial group
• D. the saphenous nerve is the only cutaneous branch of the deep group of the femoral nerve
• E. the femoral nerve is formed from the posterior divisions of the ventral rami of the lumbar nerves 2, 3 and 4