Inferior cluneal nerves
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Nerve: Inferior cluneal nerves | |
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Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views. | |
Latin | nervi clunium inferiores |
Gray's | subject #213 959 |
Innervates | buttocks |
From | posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh |
Dorlands / Elsevier |
n_05/12565385 |
The inferior clunial nerves (also called gluteal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve) innervate the skin of the lower part of the buttocks. They arise as branches of the posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh.
[edit] External links
- inferior+cluneal+nerves at eMedicine Dictionary
- Norman/Georgetown glutealregion
- SUNY Labs 11:07-0104 - "Superficial Anatomy of the Lower Extremity: Cutaneous Nerves of the Posterior Aspect of the Lower Extremity"