Perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve

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Perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
Identifiers
Latinrami perineales nervi cutanei femoris posterioris
TA98A14.2.07.035
TA26568
FMA21847
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

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 960 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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