Medial cluneal nerves
| Medial cluneal nerves | |
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 Areas of distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves. The areas of the medial branches are in black, those of the lateral in red. | |
 Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views. (Posterior div of sacral visible in pink at upper left.) | |
| Details | |
| Latin | nervi clunium medii |
From | posterior branches of sacral nerves |
| Innervates | buttocks |
| Identifiers | |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | n_05/12565395 |
| TA | A14.2.06.006 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The medial clunial nerves innervate the skin of the buttocks closest to the midline of the body. Those nerves arise from the posterior rami of sacral spinal nerves (S1, S2, and S3).
Additional images
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Diagram of the distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves.
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The posterior divisions of the sacral nerves.
External links
- glutealregion at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- Anatomy photo:11:07-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Superficial Anatomy of the Lower Extremity: Cutaneous Nerves of the Posterior Aspect of the Lower Extremity"
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