Body Region: Pelvis & Hip

  • May 2, 2026
    The superior gluteal nerve exits the greater sciatic foramen above the piriformis with the superior gluteal vessels, running between the…
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    The cavernous nerves are the terminal branches of the inferior hypogastric plexus carrying parasympathetic fibres responsible for erection. They arise…
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    The pelvic plexus (inferior hypogastric plexus) is the paired rectangular neural plate on each side of the pelvis, approximately 4x5…
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    The pudendal nerve (S2-S4) divides in the pudendal canal (Alcock's canal) into three terminal branches: the inferior rectal nerve (supplies…
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    The sacral sympathetic chain lies on the anterior surface of the sacrum medial to the sacral foramina, continuing from the…
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    The obturator nerve articular branch is the most distal branch of the obturator nerve, arising within the adductor compartment of…
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    The cavernous nerves (nervi cavernosi) arise from the pelvic plexus (inferior hypogastric plexus) bilaterally at the posterolateral prostate and pass…
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    The cluneal nerves supply the skin of the buttock (Latin: clunes = buttocks) in three groups: superior cluneal nerves (posterior…
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    The middle cluneal nerves are the posterior primary rami of S1-S3 that exit through the posterior sacral foramina and pierce…
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    The perineal nerve is the larger terminal branch of the pudendal nerve, arising in Alcock canal at the ischial level…

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