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Pudendal Plexus

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Abstract

The pudendal plexus, like the parts of the lumbosacral plexus described previously, varies in its formation. The following table shows the extreme range of variation and the usual form of the largest nerve (pudendal or pudic) of this plexus. Range of Variation of Pudendal Plexus (from Bardeen) Nerve High form of plexus Usual form of plexus Low form of plexus Composition Pudendal S2, S3 S2, S3, S4 S3, S4 Extreme Range of Variation Pudendal L5, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 S1, S2, S3, S4 S2, S3, S4, S5

The pudendal plexus, like the parts of the lumbosacral plexus described previously, varies in its formation. The following table shows the extreme range of variation and the usual form of the largest nerve (pudendal or pudic) of this plexus.

Range of Variation of Pudendal Plexus (from Bardeen)

Nerve

High form of plexus

Usual form of plexus

Low form of plexus Composition

Pudendal

S2, S3

S2, S3, S4

S3, S4 Extreme Range of Variation

Pudendal

L5, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5

S1, S2, S3, S4

S2, S3, S4, S5

Riferimenti dell’opera originale

Elenco riportato come compare nella fonte, senza normalizzazione dei formati bibliografici.

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Anatomical classification

Systems:
Nervous system

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Translation

Italian translation of «Pudendal Plexus — 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/PudendalPlexus.shtml Original work distributed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.it). Translation by Redazione AIVA. Changes from the original: Traduzione italiana del testo originale inglese, che resta consultabile nella versione inglese di questa pagina. Il contenuto è stato riorganizzato nel formato scheda del portale (sintesi, testo, riferimenti) senza modificarne le affermazioni. 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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