Coccygeal plexus
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The coccygeal plexus is a plexus of nerves near the coccyx bone.
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This plexus is formed by the fifth sacral nerve (with a contribution from S4) and the coccygeal nerve. It gives rise to the anococcygeal nerve.
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| Cervical (8) |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8
anterior ( Cervical plexus, Brachial plexus) – posterior ( Posterior branches of cervical nerves, Suboccipital – C1, Greater occipital – C2, Third occipital – C3)
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| Thoracic (12) |
T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12
anterior ( Intercostal, Intercostobrachial – T2, Thoraco-abdominal nerves – T7–T11, Subcostal – T12) – posterior ( Posterior branches of thoracic nerves)
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| Lumbar (5) |
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| Sacral (5) |
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| Coccygeal (1) |
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