Pudendal nerve
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
181057000
Pudendal nerve
Definition
The pudendal nerve is a somatic nerve in the pelvic region that innervates the external genitalia of both sexes, as well as sphincters for the bladder and the rectum. It originates in Onuf's nucleus in the sacral region of the spinal cord.
Also known as nervus pudendae, nervus pudendales — per UBERON
The Pudendal nerve is a part of the Nervous.