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Nerves

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

8 nerves

8 nerves in Pelvis & Hip Clear ×

Nerve Femoral Nerve nervus femoralis Pelvis & Hip The largest branch of the lumbar plexus (L2–L4), descending beneath the inguinal ligament to supply the… 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… Nerve Inferior Gluteal Nerve (Full) nervus gluteus inferior Pelvis & Hip The inferior gluteal nerve has a single function — supplying the gluteus maximus — and has… Nerve Pudendal Nerve nervus pudendus Pelvis & Hip The pudendal nerve is the primary nerve of the perineum, supplying the external sphincters, perineal muscles,… Nerve Pudendal Nerve (Full) nervus pudendus Pelvis & Hip The pudendal nerve is the primary perineal nerve, supplying the external sphincters, erectile tissue muscles, and… Nerve Sciatic Nerve nervus ischiadicus Pelvis & Hip The largest nerve in the body, formed from L4–S3 roots, exiting the pelvis below piriformis to… Nerve Superior Gluteal Nerve nervus gluteus superior Pelvis & Hip The superior gluteal nerve supplies the primary hip abductors and the TFL, exiting the pelvis above…