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Pudendal Nerve  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A nerve which originates in the sacral spinal cord (S2 to S4) and innervates the PERINEUM, the external GENITALIA, the external ANAL SPHINCTER and the external urethral sphincter. It has three major branches: the perineal nerve, inferior anal nerves, and the dorsal nerve of penis or clitoris.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Q5DCNTTP-H

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