Anococcygeal nerve
The anococcygeal nerve is a nerve in the pelvis which provides sensory innervation to the skin over the coccyx.[1]
| Anococcygeal nerve | |
|---|---|
 Plan of sacral and pudendal plexuses (anococcygeal nerve not labeled, but visible at bottom right) | |
| Details | |
| From | Coccygeal plexus |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Nervus anococcygeus |
| TA98 | A14.2.07.045 |
| TA2 | 6599 |
| FMA | 19038 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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.
References
- Jang, HS; Cho, KH; Chang, H; Jin, ZW; Rodriguez-Vazquez, JF; Murakami, G. "The Filum Terminale Revisited: A Histological Study in Human Fetuses". Pediatric Neurosurgery. 51 (1): 9–19. doi:10.1159/000439284.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 968 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Coccyx pain, tailbone pain, coccydynia (Peer-reviewed medical chapter, available free online at eMedicine)
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