Anococcygeal nerve
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| Nerve: Anococcygeal nerve | |
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| Plan of sacral and pudendal plexuses. (Anococcygeal nerve not labeled, but visible at bottom right.) | |
| Latin | nervus anococcygeus |
| Gray's | subject #213 968 |
| From | coccygeal plexus |
The anococcygeal nerve is a nerve in the pelvis which provides sensory innervation to the skin over the coccyx.
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- anococcygeal+nerve at eMedicine Dictionary
- Coccyx pain, tailbone pain, coccydynia (Peer-reviewed medical chapter, available free online at eMedicine)
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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