Posterior branch of coccygeal nerve
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| Nerve: Posterior branch of coccygeal nerve |
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| Areas of distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves. The areas of the medial branches are in black, those of the lateral in red. |
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ramus posterior nervi coccygei |
| Gray's |
subject #209 925 |
| From |
coccygeal nerve |
The posterior division of the coccygeal nerve does not divide into a medial and a lateral branch, but receives a communicating branch from the last sacral; it is distributed to the skin over the back of the coccyx.
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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| 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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