Inferior cluneal nerves

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
TA	A14.2.07.034
FMA	75470
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The inferior clunial nerves (also called gluteal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve) innervate the skin of the lower part of the buttocks. They arise as branches of the posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh.[1]

References

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.

External links

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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[1] 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.