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Pudendal Nerve
Abstract
Several variations have been reported in the formation of the nerve and course of its branches. This nerve may have roots arising from both the fifth lumbar and the first sacral nerves. The inferior rectal branch may also pierce the sacrospinous ligament on its course to the perineum. The lateral superficial perineal branch of the pudendal may pierce the sacrospinous ligament.
Several variations have been reported in the formation of the nerve and course of its branches. This nerve may have roots arising from both the fifth lumbar and the first sacral nerves. The inferior rectal branch may also pierce the sacrospinous ligament on its course to the perineum. The lateral superficial perineal branch of the pudendal may pierce the sacrospinous ligament.
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- Olezewski, J. (1982) Variations of the pudendal nerve in man. Folia Morphol. (Warsaw) 41:245-252.
Anatomical classification
- Systems:
- Nervous system
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Adaptation of «Pudendal Nerve — Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System» by Ronald A. Bergman, Adel K. Afifi, Ryosuke Miyauchi. Source: https://www.anatomyatlases.org/AnatomicVariants/NervousSystem/Text/PudendalNerve.shtml Original work distributed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.it). Adaptation by Redazione AIVA. Changes from the original: Testo originale inglese riprodotto integralmente e riorganizzato nel formato scheda del portale (sintesi, testo, riferimenti), senza modificarne le affermazioni. La traduzione italiana non è ancora stata eseguita, e la pagina lo dichiara. Le figure non sono state copiate: sono collegate alla pagina d’origine. This publication is not approved or endorsed by the authors of the original work.
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