Perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
Perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve | |
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posterior femoral cutaneous nerve | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | rami perineales nervi cutanei femoris posterioris |
TA98 | A14.2.07.035 |
TA2 | 6568 |
FMA | 21847 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy] |
The perineal branches of the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve are distributed to the skin at the upper and medial side of the thigh.
One long perineal branch, inferior pudendal (long scrotal nerve), curves forward below and in front of the
labium majus
in the female.
It communicates with the inferior anal nerves and the posterior scrotal nerves.
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 960 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- perineum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (analtriangle3)