Perineal nerve
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Pudendal nerve, its course through the lesser sciatic foramen, and branches, including inferior anal at bottom right.
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The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery. (Perineal nerve visible but not labeled.)
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| From | pudendal nerve |
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Transversus perinei superficialis Bulbospongiosus Ischiocavernosus |
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| Latin | nervi perineales |
| Dorlands /Elsevier |
n_05/12566429 |
| TA | A14.2.07.039 |
| FMA | 21866 |
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Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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The perineal nerve is a nerve arising from the pudendal nerve that supplies the perineum.
The perineal nerve is the inferior and larger of the two terminal branches of the pudendal nerve, is situated below the internal pudendal artery.
It accompanies the perineal artery and divides into two branches:
Sacral plexus of the right side. (Perineal nerve visible at center right.)
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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