The inferior clunial nerves (also gluteal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve) are branches of the posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh that innervate the skin of the lower part of the buttocks.[1][2] They pass inferior to the inferior border of the gluteus maximus muscle.[2]
| Inferior cluneal nerves | |
|---|---|
 Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views. | |
| Details | |
| From | Posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh |
| Innervates | Buttocks |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervi clunium inferiores |
| TA98 | A14.2.07.034 |
| TA2 | 6567 |
| FMA | 75470 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
References
edit- ^ Darnis, B; Robert, R; Labat, JJ; Riant, T; Gaudin, C; Hamel, A; Hamel, O (May 2008). "Perineal pain and inferior cluneal nerves: anatomy and surgery". Surg Radiol Anat. 30 (3): 177–183. doi:10.1007/s00276-008-0306-9. PMID 18305887. S2CID 24081009.
- ^ a b "inferior cluneal nerves". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
External links
edit- glutealregion at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- Anatomy photo:11:07-0104 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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