Anococcygeal nerve
| Anococcygeal nerve | |
|---|---|
 Plan of sacral and pudendal plexuses (anococcygeal nerve not labeled, but visible at bottom right) | |
| Details | |
| From | Coccygeal plexus |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Nervus anococcygeus |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | n_05/12565205 |
| TA | A14.2.07.045 |
| FMA | 19038 |
The anococcygeal nerve is a nerve in the pelvis which provides sensory innervation to the skin over the coccyx.
Structure
The anococcygeal nerve arises from a small plexus known as the coccygeal plexus. It pierces the sacrotuberous ligament to supply the skin in the region of the coccyx as well as the sacrococcygeal joint.
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Coccyx pain, tailbone pain, coccydynia (Peer-reviewed medical chapter, available free online at eMedicine)
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