Coccygeal plexus
| Coccygeal plexus | |
|---|---|
 Plan of sacral and pudendal plexuses. | |
| Details | |
| Latin | plexus coccygeus |
From | S4-S5, coccygeal nerve |
To | anococcygeal nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.966 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | p_24/12647748 |
| TA | A14.2.07.044 |
| FMA | 45356 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The coccygeal plexus is a plexus of nerves near the coccyx bone.
Structure
This plexus is formed by the fifth sacral nerve (with a contribution from S4) and the coccygeal nerve. It gives rise to the anococcygeal nerve.
See also
External links
- Coccygeal+plexus at eMedicine Dictionary
- Description at uams.edu
- Coccyx pain (tailbone pain, coccydynia) (Peer-reviewed medical chapter, available free online at eMedicine)
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