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Nerves

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

32 nerves

32 nerves in Pelvis & Hip Clear ×

Nerve Sacral Plexus plexus sacralis Pelvis & Hip The sacral plexus is formed on the anterior surface of the piriformis muscle in the greater… Nerve Sacral Splanchnic Nerves nervi splanchnici sacrales Pelvis & Hip The sacral splanchnic nerves are postganglionic sympathetic fibres arising from the sacral sympathetic ganglia (S2-S4 level… Nerve Sacral Sympathetic Chain truncus sympathicus — pars sacralis Pelvis & Hip The sacral sympathetic chain lies on the anterior surface of the sacrum medial to the sacral… Nerve Sciatic Nerve nervus ischiadicus Pelvis & Hip The sciatic nerve is the largest peripheral nerve in the body (1.5-2 cm diameter), formed from… 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… Nerve Superior Gluteal Nerve (Detail) nervus gluteus superior (aspectus detailiatus) Pelvis & Hip The superior gluteal nerve exits the greater sciatic foramen above the piriformis with the superior gluteal… Nerve Superior Hypogastric Plexus plexus hypogastricus superior Pelvis & Hip The superior hypogastric plexus is a flat network of sympathetic and visceral afferent fibres lying in… Nerve Terminal Branches of the Pudendal Nerve rami terminales nervi pudendi Pelvis & Hip The pudendal nerve (S2-S4) divides in the pudendal canal (Alcock's canal) into three terminal branches: the…