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Nerves

Nerve reference, root levels, course, motor and sensory distribution, entrapment sites, and neuropathies.

342 nerves
35 nerves in Pelvis & Hip  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Nerve Accessory Obturator Nerve nervus obturatorius accessorius Pelvis & Hip The accessory obturator nerve is an inconstant nerve arising from the lumbar plexus (L3-L4) that is…
Nerve Cavernous Nerves of Walsh nervi cavernosi Pelvis & Hip The cavernous nerves (nervi cavernosi) arise from the pelvic (inferior hypogastric) plexus and run in the…
Nerve Cluneal Nerves nervi clunium Pelvis & Hip The cluneal nerves supply the skin of the buttock (Latin: clunes = buttocks) in three groups:…
Nerve Coccygeal Plexus plexus coccygeus Pelvis & Hip The coccygeal plexus is a small network formed by the anterior rami of S4, S5 and…
Nerve Dorsal Nerve of the Penis and Clitoris nervus dorsalis penis/clitoridis Pelvis & Hip The dorsal nerve of the penis (or clitoris) is the deepest terminal branch of the pudendal…
Nerve Femoral Nerve nervus femoralis Pelvis & Hip The femoral nerve is the largest branch of the lumbar plexus (L2-L4), emerging from the lateral…
Nerve Ganglion Impar ganglion impar Pelvis & Hip The ganglion impar (ganglion of Walther) is the single sympathetic ganglion where the two sympathetic trunks…
Nerve Inferior Cluneal Nerves nervi clunium inferiores Pelvis & Hip The inferior cluneal nerves arise from the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve (S1-S3) as it exits below…
Nerve Inferior Gluteal Nerve nervus gluteus inferior Pelvis & Hip The inferior gluteal nerve is a purely motor nerve supplying only the gluteus maximus, the largest… Also: Detail · Full overview
Nerve Inferior Hypogastric Plexus plexus hypogastricus inferior Pelvis & Hip The inferior hypogastric plexus is the principal autonomic plexus of the pelvis, formed bilaterally by the…
Nerve Inferior Rectal Nerve nervi anales inferiores Pelvis & Hip The inferior rectal (inferior anal) nerve is the first branch of the pudendal nerve in the…
Nerve Middle Cluneal Nerves nervi clunium medii Pelvis & Hip The middle cluneal nerves are the posterior primary rami of S1-S3 that exit through the posterior…
Nerve Nerve to Levator Ani nervus musculi levatoris ani Pelvis & Hip The nerve to levator ani arises directly from the anterior rami of S3 and S4 (sometimes…
Nerve Nerve to Obturator Internus nervus musculi obturatorii interni Pelvis & Hip The nerve to obturator internus arises from the sacral plexus, typically from the ventral rami of…
Nerve Nerve to Piriformis nervus musculi piriformis Pelvis & Hip The nerve to piriformis arises from the dorsal divisions of the S1 and S2 ventral rami…
Nerve Nerve to Quadratus Femoris nervus musculi quadrati femoris Pelvis & Hip The nerve to quadratus femoris arises from the ventral divisions of L4, L5, and S1 of… Also: Detail
Nerve Obturator Nerve Articular Branch ramus articularis nervi obturatorii Pelvis & Hip The obturator nerve articular branch is the most distal branch of the obturator nerve, arising within…
Nerve Pelvic Splanchnic Nerves nervi splanchnici pelvici Pelvis & Hip The pelvic splanchnic nerves (nervi erigentes) are preganglionic parasympathetic fibres arising from the ventral rami of…
Nerve Perforating Cutaneous Nerve nervus cutaneus perforans Pelvis & Hip The perforating cutaneous nerve arises from the posterior divisions of S2-S3, piercing the sacrotuberous ligament and…
Nerve Perineal Nerve nervus perinealis Pelvis & Hip The perineal nerve is the larger terminal branch of the pudendal nerve, arising in Alcock canal…
Nerve Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Perineal Branches rami perineales nervi cutanei femoris posterioris Pelvis & Hip The perineal branches of the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve arise from its medial side at the…
Nerve Posterior Scrotal and Labial Nerves nervi scrotales/labiales posteriores Pelvis & Hip The posterior scrotal nerves (in males) and posterior labial nerves (in females) are superficial branches of…
Nerve Pudendal Nerve nervus pudendus Pelvis & Hip The pudendal nerve is the primary nerve of the perineum, supplying the external sphincters, perineal muscles,… Also: Full overview
Nerve Sacral Plexus plexus sacralis Pelvis & Hip The sacral plexus is formed on the anterior surface of the piriformis muscle in the greater…
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